Water Cycle Quiz

What is precipitation?

• When water vapor turns into clouds

• When water falls from clouds as rain, hail, sleet, or snow

• When the sun heats up water and turns it into vapor

• When water collects in rivers and lakes

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What happens during condensation?

• Water vapor turns into liquid, forming clouds

• Water falls from the sky as rain

• Water turns into vapor due to the sun's heat

• Water collects in oceans and lakes

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What is collection in the water cycle?

• When water vapor turns into clouds

• When water falls from clouds as rain

• When water collects in oceans, rivers, lakes, or ponds

• When the sun heats up water and turns it into vapor

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Where can precipitation collect on Earth?

• In the air

• In clouds

• In oceans, rivers, lakes, or ponds

• In the sun

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What happens after water falls back to earth?

• It stays on the ground forever.

• It may flow back into the ocean or feed a garden.

• It disappears completely.

• It turns into steam immediately.

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What happens when clouds become full of water?

• They disappear

• They rain

• They freeze

• They turn into fog

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What are the different forms of precipitation?

• Rain, snow, sleet, hail

• Wind, sun, clouds, fog

• Water, ice, steam, vapor

• Thunder, lightning, storm, breeze

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Where might water go when it lands on earth?

• Into the sky

• Into the ground

• Into the sun

• Into the moon

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What is the process called when water gathers in lakes and oceans?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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