Water Cycle and States of Water

What is the water cycle?

• The process by which water is circulated throughout the Earth and the atmosphere.

• The movement of water only in oceans and lakes.

• The conversion of liquid water to gas.

• The process of water falling from clouds.

In what forms can water exist?

• Solid, liquid, and gas

• Ice, liquid water, and water vapor

• Both A and B

• Only liquid water

What is the process called when liquid water turns into a gas due to heat from the sun?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What happens when water vapor rises higher into the atmosphere and cools, turning back into liquid water droplets?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Runoff

How are clouds formed?

• Water vapor heats up and expands.

• Water molecules stick together with dust particles after cooling.

• Liquid water freezes in the atmosphere.

• Raindrops combine in the sky.

What is the term for water released from clouds in forms like rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

After water falls from the clouds, what are some possible paths it can take?

• It can only flow into oceans.

• It can run towards streams and rivers, soak into the ground, or be evaporated again.

• It always stays on the surface of the Earth.

• It immediately turns back into water vapor.

What provides the energy that powers the water cycle?

• The Earth's core

• Wind and air currents

• The sun

• Gravity