4th Grade Water Cycle Vocabulary and Application Study Guide

What is the collection of water on Earth called?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

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What is a continuous cycle of water on Earth known as?

• The water cycle.

• The carbon cycle.

• The nitrogen cycle.

• The oxygen cycle.

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What is the process of heating up liquid water into water vapor called?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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What is the cooling of water back into a liquid known as?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail collectively called?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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What is the source of energy for the water cycle?

• the moon

• stars

• electricity

• the sun

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What is the draining away of water from the surface area of land called?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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What is the release of water vapor from plants known as?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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The Sun’s thermal energy causes evaporation. True or False?

• True

• False

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Condensation is the process that water vapor changes into a liquid.

• True

• False

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