Water Cycle

How does the water cycle begin?

• with the Sun's energy

• with the ocean's energy

• with wind power

• with rain energy

_________________ is when the sun's heat causes liquid water to become water vapor.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

_________________ is when the sun's heat causes liquid water to become water vapor.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

_________________ is when water vapor gets cooler and changes back into liquid water to form clouds.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all forms of _____________________.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

________________ is when water vapor is releases from the leaves of plants.

• transpiration

• precipitation

• percolation

• accumulation

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

• transpiration

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation
• transpiration

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up