5.10A Vocabulary Quiz

1. Water Cycle

• a continuous cycle of water on Earth
• source of energy that drives the water cycle
• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
• the heating up of liquid water into water vapor
• rain, snow, sleet, and hail

2. Evaporation

• the heating up of liquid water into water vapor
• source of energy that drives the water cycle
• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
• rain, snow, sleet, and hail
• water that runs off the land into other areas

3. Condensation

• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
• source of energy that drives the water cycle
• the heating up of liquid water into water vapor
• rain, snow, sleet, and hail
• water that runs off the land into other areas

4. Precipitation

• rain, snow, sleet, and hail
• source of energy that drives the water cycle
• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
• the heating up of liquid water into water vapor
• water that runs off the land into other areas

5. Sun

• source of energy that drives the water cycle
• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
• the heating up of liquid water into water vapor
• rain, snow, sleet, and hail
• water that runs off the land into other areas

6. Runoff

• water that runs off the land into other areas
• source of energy that drives the water cycle
• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid
• the heating up of liquid water into water vapor
• rain, snow, sleet, and hail

7. Which process is represented by letter A?

• Accumulation
• Precipitation
• Runoff
• Condensation

8. Which process is represented by letter D?

• Evaporation
• Accumulation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

9. The Sun provides Earth with both light and thermal energy. Which of the following is an example of the Sun’s thermal energy at work in the water cycle?

• Accumulation
• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Evaporation

10. During which process does liquid water that has accumulated in the atmosphere start to fall due to gravity?

• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Condensation
• Runoff