Water Cycle Quiz

What happens to water when it is heated by the solar energy of the light from the Sun?

• It freezes

• It condenses

• It evaporates and becomes water vapor

• It remains unchanged

What is necessary for cloud formation according to the text?

• Cold air holding more water than warm air

• Water vapor condensing when it cools down

• Water in liquid form staying on the surface

• Water vapor staying in the atmosphere without condensing

Where does water vapor rise to form clouds?

• Into the ground

• Into the atmosphere where it is cooler than at the surface

• Into the oceans

• It does not rise

What can evaporate and become a cloud according to the text?

• Only water from the oceans

• Only water from rivers

• Water from various sources like oceans, lakes, rivers, pools, and even a dog's bowl

• Only water from a dog's bowl

What is water in its gas form called?

• Water liquid

• Water solid

• Water vapor

• Water ice

Where can liquid water be found?

• In the sky

• In plants

• In lakes, oceans, underground aquifers, and runoff

• In glaciers

What process releases water vapor from plants?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

What happens to water when the sun heats it?

• It freezes

• It condenses

• It evaporates and becomes water vapor

• It becomes a solid

What is the solid form of water found as?

• Rain and clouds

• Lakes and rivers

• Snow and ice, or in glaciers

• Vapor and mist

What is groundwater?

• Water found in the atmosphere

• Water that flows in rivers and streams

• Water that is stored beneath the Earth's surface

• Water that is frozen in glaciers