4.10A Water Cycle Quizs

What role does precipitation play in the water cycle?

• It transports water from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

• It absorbs heat from the sun, causing water to evaporate.

• It filters water as it moves through the soil.

• It carries nutrients from the soil into the atmosphere.

Number 5 in this picture is showing

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Collection

• Evaporation

When water or precipitation collects in one spot

• Accumulation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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

• Wind

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Geothermal heat

Hail, sleet, snow, and rain are all forms of...

• Condensation

• Collection

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

This is when water vapor in the atmosphere packs together tightly and cools down.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Collection

This is when water from a lake, river, or ocean gets heated up by the sun.

• Condensation

• Water Cycle

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Sun turns water into...

• water vapor

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

In what phase of the water cycle do clouds form?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

• Transpiration

_____ drives the water cycle.

• Grass

• The Sun

• Lakes

• Clouds