The Water Cycle Quiz

Question Answer Choices the sun heats the ocean. moisture falls to the earth from clouds. snow melts into the streams and rivers. plants give off water into the atmosphere.

How is the sun involved in the water cycle?

Question Answer Choices The sun produces energy to move the mountain tops. The sun is not part of the water cycle. The sun provides the energy to break the molecular bonds in water causing condensation. The sun provides the energy to break the molecular bonds in water causing it to evaporate.

Water changes from liquid to vapor form when it is warmed. This process is called.

Question Answer Choices boiling point evaporation condensation transpiration

The process when plants release water from their leaves is called_______.

Question Answer Choices condensation precipitation evaporation transpiration

Water vapor __________ into water droplets as it is cooled in the atmosphere, and falls back to the Earth's surface.

Question Answer Choices evaporates sinks condenses transpires

Name the three processes in the water cycle.

Question Answer Choices evaporation, condensation, precipitation condensation, transpiration, relocation precipitation, reogranization, evaporation evaporation, condensation, transpiration

The water cycle ends when there is a drought.

Question Answer Choices False because drought happens over 79% of the Earth's surface. False, the water cycle continues using water from the ocean, rivers, lakes, and streams. True, becase drought is caused by heat. True, because there is no water.