Water Cycle Quiz

What drives the water cycle?

• rain

• temperature

• the Sun

• rotation

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Forms of precipitation are-

• only sleet and snow
• rain, sleet, hail, and snow
• only dew and rain 
• only snow and rain

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What is another name for the water cycle?

• Geologic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Geosphere

• Carbon cycle

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These are examples of what?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

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What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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What is the constant motion of water condensing and evaporating all around us called?

• aquatic cycle
• water migration
• distillation apparatus
• water cycle

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What is shown in the picture?

• liquid
• water vapor

• ice

• nothing

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Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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