Understanding the Water Cycle

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water?

• 90%

• 85%

• 71%

• 50%

What is the process called when water turns into vapor and rises into the air?

• Precipitation

• Collection

• Evaporation

• Condensation

During which stage of the water cycle do clouds form?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Collection

What are the forms of precipitation?

• Rain, mist, dew, frost

• Steam, vapor, mist, fog

• Fog, mist, dew, frost

• Rain, snow, hail, sleet

What happens to water after it falls to the ground during precipitation?

• It disappears

• It collects in bodies of water or is absorbed by the ground

• It forms new clouds

• It evaporates immediately