Water Cycle Quiz

What is the term for the process of water changing from a liquid to a solid?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What occurs when water vapor in the air cools and changes back into liquid water droplets?

• Melting

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What is the term for the process of water seeping out of plants through small openings in their leaves?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the term for water falling from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What process involves water soaking into the ground and becoming groundwater?

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

Which of the following is NOT a phase change involved in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Freezing

• Runoff

What occurs when water on the surface of the Earth absorbs heat and changes into water vapor?

• Melting

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid water droplets and forming clouds?

• Runoff

• Melting

• Transpiration

• Condensation

What is the primary source of water vapor for the water cycle?

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Ponds

When clouds form in the sky, which phase change is happening?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Transpiration