Water Cycle Processes and Concepts

What is the water cycle?

• The way water moves around the Earth.

• The way plants grow.

• The way clouds make thunder.

• The way the sun heats the ground.

What is the name for the process when water turns into water vapor and goes up into the air?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

What happens when the sun heats up water in rivers and oceans?

• It turns into ice.

• It becomes water vapor and rises.

• It disappears completely.

• It gets colder.

What are clouds mostly made of?

• Only dust particles.

• Only gases.

• Tiny water droplets, gases, and dust particles.

• Tiny ice crystals.

What happens when water vapor in the sky turns into tiny water droplets and forms clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What is it called when clouds release water as rain, hail, or snow?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the air?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

What is the process called when snow turns directly into water vapor without melting first?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation