Understanding the Water Cycle

What is the main process by which liquid water turns into water vapor?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Which phase of water is NOT part of the water cycle?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Solid

What do we call the movement of water through the atmosphere?

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Transportation

What is the term for water that flows across land?

• Transpiration

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Condensation

What is the process called when water vapor turns into solid ice?

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Evaporation

How does climate change affect the water cycle?

• It makes water more abundant.

• It has no effect.

• It can increase extreme weather events.

• It decreases evaporation.

What is one way humans use water?

• For making clouds

• For drinking

• For creating snow

• For increasing rainfall

What is the hydrologic cycle often simplified to?

• A complex system

• A circular cycle

• A linear process

• A static model