Water Cycle and Related Concepts Quiz

What is the process of changing from a gas to a liquid called?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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Which term describes the collection of water, such as in a stream, puddle, or lake?

• Accumulation

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater

• Transpiration

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What is the gas state of water known as?

• Water vapor

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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What is the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation called?

• Surface runoff

• Accumulation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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What is the release of water vapor into the air from a plant’s leaves called?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What is the entire body of saltwater that covers about 71% of Earth called?

• Ocean

• Groundwater

• Surface runoff

• Accumulation

What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time is known as?

• Weather

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What do you call the changes of water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth?

• run-off

• the water cycle

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What is the OPPOSITE of condensation?

• transpiration

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

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