Factors influencing the water cycle

What factors influence the water cycle?

• Temperature, humidity, and wildlife

• Temperature, pressure, and the topography of the land

• Pollution, temperature, and plant life

• Ocean currents, wind, and solar radiation

What is evaporation?

• The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.

• The process by which the Sun heats up the liquid water and changes it into water vapor.

• The process by which water freezes into ice.

• The process by which water is absorbed by plants.

What is condensation?

• The process in which a liquid turns into a gas

• The process in which a gas (water vapor) is changed to a liquid as the temperature drops (air cools)

• The process in which a solid turns into a liquid

• The process in which a liquid freezes into a solid

What is precipitation?

• The process by which water vapor turns into ice

• The process in which the temperature gets so warm that the clouds fill up, causing the water to fall to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• The process of water evaporating from the Earth's surface

• The method of purifying water by heating and cooling

What is runoff in the context of surface water?

• The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere

• The moving of water across the land and back into bodies of water

• The filtering of water through soil and rocks

• The collection of water in the form of precipitation

What is the process called when water vapor in the air cools down and changes back into liquid, forming clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Which term describes the part of the water cycle where water is released from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

What is the term for the process where liquid water is heated by the sun and turns into vapor, going into the air?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

What is the term for the water that flows over the ground surface and into bodies of water after rain?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

What process is shown by the image of water vapor forming droplets on the side of a beaker?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration