Water Cycle

1. What happens when water evaporates? 

• It rains.
• It forms clouds.
• The liquid turns into a gas called water vapor.
• The gas turns into a liquid.

2. What might happen if it rains in a polluted area?

• The water can become polluted.
• Nothing
• It never rains in polluted areas.
• There are no polluted areas.

What powers the water cycle?

• Earth
• the moon
• the sun
• lightning

Where can you find most of the Earth's water? 

• lakes
• rivers
• oceans
• streams

What happens when there is more water than the air can hold?

• precipitation
• evaporation
• condensation

 Which is a form of precipitation?

• solid
• light
• snow
• wind

Where does most of the evaporated water on Earth come from? 

• from ponds
• from rivers
• from lakes
• from oceans

What happens when water vapor condenses and collects in the atmosphere?

• Groundwater flows faster.
• More ocean water evaporates.
• Clouds can form in the sky.
• The sun shines brighter.

Which sentence is TRUE?

• Precipitation is liquid water changing into a gas.
• Evaporation is liquid water changing into a gas.
• Condensation is liquid water changing into a gas.

Which is NOT a cycle?

• the seasons
• the months of the year
• the days of the week
• hurricanes and tornadoes