Water Cycle and Properties of Water Quiz

What do you call it when water evaporates from plants during photosynthesis?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Rain

A large group of small water droplets suspended in the atmosphere?

• Storm

• Groundwater

• Accumulation

• Cloud

What do you call it when evaporated water turns into small water droplets?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

Water that flows downhill in the form of rivers and streams is called _________.

• groundwater
• fluvial
• infiltration
• runoff

Why does warmer air rise?

• It is more dense.

• It is less dense.

• It has a lower pressure.

• It has high pressure.

How is the air at the poles moving?

• Sinking and dispersing

• Sinking and Colliding

• Rising and Dispersing

• Rising and Colliding

Write a paragraph explaining the relationship between the light/energy the earth receives from the Sun and the temperature on earth (where on earth will you expect it to be hot or cold).

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Explain why it is usually wet at the equator, 60° N, and 60° S but it is dry at 30° N, 30° S, and the Poles. Use as much information as you can about pressure, temperature, air movement, and wind.

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Label the processes of the Water Cycle indicated by arrows in the image.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Precipitation

Condensation

Evaporation

Runoff

Transportation

Transpiration

Infiltration

Rivers

Accumulation

Groundwater

Water that falls from the sky to the ground in liquid or solid state.

• Evaporation

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration