The Water Cycle Quiz

Which of the following takes place when the sun heats up the waters in oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water and then changes into a gas?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Which of the following is the process by which plants lose water in the form of water vapor?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Which of the following occurs when the water vapor in the air becomes cold and changes back into a liquid?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

Which of the following is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground and occurs when air can no longer hold water?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

Which of the following is formed when water vapor changes directly to a solid at a temperature of less than 32°F?

• Sleet

• Snow

• Rain

• Hail

Which of the following are underground layers of rock that are saturated with precipitation that falls to the Earth?

• Runoff

• Hail

• Ground water

• Aquifers

What is the term for the flow of water that occurs when excess storm water, meltwater, or other sources flow over the Earth's surface?

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the process called when water from the shower changes to a water vapor and droplets cover the mirror?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What is the name of the process where water evaporates into the air and becomes part of a cloud?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

What happens to precipitation when it ends up on the land and soaks into Earth?

• It becomes runoff

• It becomes groundwater

• It forms clouds

• It evaporates immediately