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

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

Match the following

• D

• Groundwater

• E

• Condensation

• A

• Transpiration

• C

• Precipitation

• B

• Evaporation

a

b

c

e

Evaporation

Precipitation

Collection

Transpiration

Condensation