Easy Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when water turns into vapor?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

What do we call it when water falls from the sky?

• Accumulation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

Where is water stored in large amounts?

• Clouds

• Plants

• Oceans

• Soil

What is it called when water soaks into the ground?

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Runoff

Which process involves plants releasing water vapor?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Accumulation

What happens when water vapor cools in the atmosphere?

• It evaporates

• It forms clouds

• It becomes groundwater

• It runs off

What is runoff?

• Water stored underground

• Water flowing over the ground

• Water evaporating into the air

• Water falling as rain

What is the sun's role in the water cycle?

• It cools the water

• It causes evaporation

• It creates precipitation

• It stores water

Which of the following is a type of precipitation?

• Water vapor

• Snow

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

What do we call the water stored in rivers and lakes?

• Groundwater

• Vapor

• Accumulation

• Precipitation