Water Cycle Video Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• The path all water follows as it moves around the Earth in different states or phases.

• The process by which water is created and destroyed on Earth.

• The movement of water only through oceans and rivers.

• The cycle of water changing only from liquid to gas.

Which of the following lists the four main stages of the water cycle?

• Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation

• Melting, Freezing, Boiling, Sublimation

• Runoff, Infiltration, Storage, Release

• Absorption, Respiration, Photosynthesis, Decomposition

What happens during the condensation stage of the water cycle?

• Water changes from a liquid to a gas.

• Water vapor in the air becomes cold and changes back into a liquid, forming clouds.

• Plants release water vapor through their leaves.

• Water falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

What percentage of all water on Earth is fresh water?

• 97%

• 50%

• 3%

• 0.3%