Water Cycle Diagram

What is the term for the water vapor that is present in the air?

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

What is the process of water turning into vapor called?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What do we call the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What is the process called when water vapor rises and forms clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What is the term for water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What happens to water when it is heated by the Sun?

• It freezes into ice.

• It evaporates into water vapor.

• It turns into steam and condenses back to water.

• It remains unchanged.

What is the term for the flow of water over the ground surface?

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater flow

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

What is the cycle called that describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

• Water Cycle

• Hydrological Cycle

• Oxygen Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

What do we call the water that is stored underground?

• Surface water

• Rainwater

• Groundwater

• Seawater

What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Volcanic Activity

• Geothermal Energy