Properties of Water and Water Cycle

When water falls from clouds in liquid or solid form

• precipitation

• condensation

• accumulation

• evaporation

Water than flows downward on land

• runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

water vapor given off by plants

• runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

When water turns from liquid form to a gas

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

When water vapor turns into a liquid

• condensation

• runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

• heats up and becomes liquid water

• cools off and becomes liquid water

• freezes and becomes ice

• rains on the land

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation