Water Cycle

What is the role of the Sun in the water cycle?

• It provides the energy needed for evaporation.

• It cools the water bodies to prevent evaporation.

• It purifies the water through sunlight.

• It increases the humidity in the atmosphere.

What is the term for water vapor in the air?

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is the main form of precipitation in cold weather?

• Rain

• Sleet

• Snow

• Hail

What is the process called when water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What is the process of water soaking into the ground called?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Condensation

What part of the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and turning into liquid?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What happens to water during evaporation?

• It changes from solid to liquid.

• It changes from liquid to gas.

• It remains in the same state.

• It changes from gas to solid.

What is the term for the process where water vapor cools and forms clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What is the process of water turning from liquid to vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation