Water Cycle Test Practice Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• The continual movement of water throughout our planet.

• The process of making ice.

• The way plants grow.

• The cycle of the moon.

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What does a cycle do?

• It repeats.

• It stops.

• It changes color.

• It disappears.

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What is the process called when water turns into vapor and rises into the air?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Collection

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

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Wind

• The Ocean

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What is the process called when water vapor cools and forms clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Which process involves water turning into vapor from plants?

• Transpiration

• Accumulation

• Surface Runoff

• Precipitation

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What is the term for water falling from clouds as rain, snow, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Accumulation

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What happens to liquid water when it is heated?

• It turns into ice

• It turns into water vapor

• It turns into dust

• It turns into steam

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What is the process called when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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Which of the following is NOT a place where evaporation can occur?

• Puddles

• Rivers

• Deserts

• Mountains

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