Water Cycle Quiz

The process by which water is changed from a gas to a liquid: a stage in the water cycle.

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• transpiration

The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas: a stage in the water cycle.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

Half of earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western).

• hemisphere

• continent

• ocean

• equator

A measure of water vapor in the air.

• humidity

• temperature

• pressure

• wind speed

The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years.

• climate

• weather

• temperature

• humidity

A climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures.

• polar zone

• tropical zone

• temperate zone

• desert zone

A form of water (hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth’s surface.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

• weather

• climate

• temperature

• humidity

A climate zone located between the tropics and the polar circles generally characterized by moderate temperatures rather than extremely hot or cold temperatures.

• temperate zone

• tropical zone

• polar zone

• desert zone

A climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures.

• Tropical zone

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Arid zone