Water Cycle Quiz

Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Run-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following processes directly contributes to the formation of clouds?

• Run-off

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During which process does water change from a solid state directly to a gaseous state without becoming liquid?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water from rain or snow flows over the ground and collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans?

• Infiltration

• Run-off

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process in the water cycle is responsible for water seeping into the ground to replenish aquifers?

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• Wind

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth's core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process involves the conversion of liquid water into water vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the term for the process where water vapor in the atmosphere falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following processes is NOT a part of the water cycle?

• Transpiration

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4