The Water Cycle

Which process in the water cycle is described as: Water from the oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, and even mudpuddles rises into the atmosphere as water vapor?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: Water from the plants rises into the atmosphere as water vapor?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: As water vapor in the atmosphere cools, it combines with particles of dust and forms cloud droplets. As more water vapor condenses, the droplets grow in size?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: When cloud droplets have grown to a size where they can no longer escape the pull of gravity, they fall to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, hail, etc.?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: When forms of precipitation fall to Earth, water infiltrates the soil?

• Percolation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: Plants pull water from the soil into their roots?

• Plant uptake

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

Which process in the water cycle is described as: When the soil can hold no more water, it begins to stream downhill?

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: Rainwater flows from smaller tributaries to larger tributaries to rivers. It travels downstream in the water until it is discharged into a lake or ocean?

• River discharge

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Which process in the water cycle is described as: Water seeps from the surface into underground aquifers?

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Which process in the water cycle is described as: The sun heats up water in rivers or lakes and turns it into vapor?

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation