The Water Cycle Quiz

What powers the water cycle?

• The Earth's Rotation
• Gravity and the Sun
• Fluid Friction
• Variations in the Earth's Magnetic Field

When water goes directly from its solid state to its gaseous state it is called:

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Sublimation

Rain is the liquid form of:

• Sublimation
• Water Friction
• Precipitation
• Filtration

After falling as precipitation, water returns back into the atmosphere by

• Evaporation, Sublimation, & Transpiration
• Evaporation, Condensation, & Filtration
• Condensation, Precipitation, & Sublimation
• Fluid Friction

Rainwater collecting in a lake is an example of

• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Collection
• Magnetism

A waterfall created by melted snow from above is an example of:

• Sublimation
• Transpiration
• Collection
• Surface Run-Off

What happens when light from the sun hits the surface of a lake?

• Transpiration
• Evaporation
• Collection
• Surface Run-Off

During transpiration, what escapes a plant's leaves or petals?

• Frozen Water
• Water Vapor
• Surface Run-off
• Sublimation

This process happens when water soaks down through the soil into groundwater:

• Filtration
• Condensation
• Surface Run-off
• Sublimation

Clouds forming in the sky is an example of:

• Surface Run-Off
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Sublimation