Quiz on The Water Cycle

What is the water cycle?

• A process that stops and starts

• A way that water moves around the Earth

• A method of storing water

• A type of precipitation

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

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

What is sublimation?

• Water evaporating from lakes

• Water falling as rain

• Water turning into ice

• Water moving directly to vapor from ice or snow

What percentage of water vapor in the atmosphere comes from transpiration?

• 90 percent

• 50 percent

• 25 percent

• 10 percent

What happens during condensation?

• Water vapor becomes liquid water

• Water is stored in the ocean

• Water evaporates into vapor

• Water falls as precipitation

What is precipitation?

• Water that evaporates

• Water that plants release

• Water that falls from the atmosphere

• Water stored in glaciers

Where is most of the Earth's water stored?

• In the ocean

• In the atmosphere

• In rivers

• In lakes

What form can precipitation take?

• Only rain

• Only snow

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Only vapor

What is the largest storage of freshwater?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Glaciers

• Groundwater

What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

• It cools the water

• It provides energy for evaporation

• It stores water

• It causes precipitation