Water Cycle Challenge

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

During evaporation, does water absorb or release heat energy?

• consume

• maintain

• absorb

• release

What is the term for water vapor turning back into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

When water vapor cools and forms clouds, what process is occurring?

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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

• drizzle

• cascade

• downpour

• precipitation

What happens to water droplets on a cold glass of water?

• Water droplets evaporate immediately

• Water droplets form on a cold glass of water due to condensation.

• Water droplets turn into ice

• Water droplets disappear magically

What is the term for the process of water collecting in bodies of water like lakes and oceans?

• water accumulation

• water retention

• liquid accumulation

• moisture gathering

How does water return to the atmosphere from bodies of water?

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the name for the process of water seeping into the ground and becoming groundwater?

• Condensation

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Absorption

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

• runoff

• leakage

• overflow

• spillage