Water Cycle Quiz

What is the driving force for precipitation?

• Temperature

• Gravity

• Wind

• Humidity

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What happens to water droplets after condensation occurs?

• They evaporate

• They form clouds

• They fall as various forms of precipitation

• They freeze

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What causes water to evaporate and/or transpire?

• Wind energy

• Thermal energy from the sun

• Gravity

• Atmospheric pressure

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What must water vapor turn into to form clouds?

• Water droplets or ice crystals

• Rain

• Snow

• Hail

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What is the process called when water vapor changes from gas directly to ice crystals on a surface?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Crystallization

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What happens to water when it falls on a non-porous surface?

• It evaporates

• It remains on the surface

• It sinks into the ground

• It forms ice

What is the term for water moving back towards sea level after falling on land surfaces?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Surface-water flow

• Condensation

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What triggers condensation of water vapor into clouds, dew, and frost?

• Increase in temperature

• Decrease in temperature

• Increase in wind speed

• Decrease in humidity

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What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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This picture shows -

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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