Water Cycle Quiz

Evaporation

• the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

• the giving off of water vapor by plants

• to unload or empty the contents of something

• the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

Answer explanation

Transpiration

• the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

• the giving off of water vapor by plants

• to unload or empty the contents of something

• the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

Answer explanation

We call H₂O molecules that are in a solid state:

• Ice

• Water

• Steam/Vapor

We call H₂O molecules that are in a gaseous state:

• Ice

• Water

• Steam or Vapor

The molecules in a liquid move:

• A lot and pretty fast.

• A medium amount, they slide and glide.

• Just a little.

• Not at all.

The molecules in a solid move:

• A lot and pretty fast.

• A medium amount, they slide and glide.

• Just a little.

• Not at all.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• all of the above

Solid turning to gas

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Gas turning to solid

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Gas to liquid

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Evaporation