Water Cycle

How does water get into the air?

• evaporation

• condensation

• humidity

• precipitation

When water is in the air, what does it form?

• rainbows

• lightning

• clouds

• thunder

When a cloud becomes too heavy and cannot hold more water, what happens?

• It becomes foggy.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

When it rains, where does the water go?

• under ground

• lakes and rivers

• oceans

• all of these

What do we call the continual process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?

• cloud formation

• the water cycle

• the life cycle

• weather forecasting

Which of these is not a form of precipitation?

• snow

• hail

• sleet

• fog

What starts evaporation?

• The moon cools the air down.

• The wind blows and makes it feel colder.

• The sun heats up water on the earth.

• The clouds gather water droplets in the sky.

What is it called when water vapor turns to liquid in the sky?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• liquidation

• condensation

Christian notices a puddle on his way home from school. The next day the puddle is gone. What most likely happened to the puddle?

• It melted.

• It condensed.

• It evaporated.

• It precipitated.

As time goes by and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth ________________.

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases

• goes up and down