Understanding the Water Cycle

What is the correct order of processes in the water cycle?

• Evaporation → Condensation → Precipitation → Collection

• Precipitation → Condensation → Evaporation → Collection

• Condensation → Evaporation → Precipitation → Collection

• Collection → Precipitation → Evaporation → Condensation

What process causes water to change from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is transpiration?

• Water evaporating from lakes and rivers

• Water being absorbed into the ground

• Water released as vapour from plants

• Water condensing into clouds

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Wind

• The Earth's Core

What happens when water vapour cools and turns into liquid droplets?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What type of precipitation occurs when water droplets in clouds become too heavy?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Rain, snow, or hail

What happens to rainwater that does not soak into the ground?

• It disappears

• It becomes runoff and flows into rivers and oceans

• It immediately evaporates

• It condenses back into clouds

Which of these is NOT part of the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Combustion

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What is the process called when plants absorb water through their roots and release it as vapour through their leaves?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Which of the following is a result of condensation in the water cycle?

• Formation of clouds

• Melting of ice

• Flow of rivers

• Absorption of water by soil