WorksheetsWater Cycle Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process in which water vapor changes to a liquid is called ________.
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
crystallization
2.
________ forms when water vapor changes from gas directly to ice crystals on a surface when the temperature at which condensing would take place is at the freezing point or below.
a)
Frost
b)
Sleet
c)
Hail
d)
Rain
3.
Plants releasing water vapor is called ______.
a)
respiration
b)
transpiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
evaporation
4.
Rain, sleet, hail, and snow are all forms of what?
a)
evaporation
b)
surface- water flow
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
5.
The process by which liquid water on earth's surface changes to a gaseous state called water vapor is called _____.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
6.
Temperature variations within clouds and/or within the region between the cloud and Earth allows for the various forms of ________.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Groundwater flow
7.
Water will sink into the ground when the surface is porous and there is lots of space in the soil to hold the water. This water becomes a part of __________.
a)
surface-water flow
b)
evaporation
c)
groundwater flow
d)
precipitation
8.
The series of natural process es by which water continually moves among oceans, land, and the atmosphere is called the ______.
a)
crystallization
b)
precipitation
c)
water cycle
d)
surface-water flow
9.
_____ are the tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapor condenses.
a)
Frost
b)
Dew
c)
Precipitation
d)
Hail
10.
Water that falls to the surface of the earth becomes a part of what before it is evaporated ?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Surface-water flow
d)
Groundwater flow
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