Chapter 1: The Water Cycle in Action

The main stages of the water cycle are:

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection

• Evaporation, Transpiration, Infiltration, Runoff

• Condensation, Precipitation, Infiltration, Sublimation

• Transpiration, Evaporation, Collection, Sublimation

The water cycle is a process that involves:

• evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

• photosynthesis and respiration

• erosion and sedimentation

• volcanic activity and earthquakes

Fill in the blank: The process of water turning into vapor is called ____.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

Which stage of the water cycle involves water falling to the ground as rain, snow, or hail?

Fill in the blank: After precipitation, water collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans. This stage is called ____.

• collection

• evaporation

• condensation

• infiltration

What is the process called when water in wet clothes disappears due to the sun's heat?

Explain how clouds are formed according to the condensation process described in the text.

• Clouds are formed when water vapor cools and condenses into water droplets.

• Clouds are formed by the accumulation of dust particles in the atmosphere.

• Clouds are formed when the sun heats the earth's surface.

• Clouds are formed by the movement of tectonic plates.

True or False: Evaporation can only happen in lakes and oceans.

• True

• False

What happens to water vapor as it rises and cools?

What is precipitation?

• A type of weather phenomenon

• A type of plant

• A type of animal

• A type of rock