1. What are the major processes of the water cycle?
A. Evaporation, Condensation, Perspiration
B. Transpiration, Condensation, Sublimation
C. Evaporation, Humidity, Precipitation
D. Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
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2. At which point is Precipitation taking place?
A. At point A
B. At point B
C. At point C
D. At point D
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3. The process in which liquid water moves from bodies of water to the atmosphere as vapor is also known as ___
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Evapotranspiration
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4. How does the water in the atmosphere return to the ground in the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Run-Off
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5. During condensation, water changes from ___
A. Solid to Liquid
B. Liquid to Vapor
C. Vapor to Solid
D. Vapor to Liquid
6. At which point is condensation taking place?
A. At point A
B. At point B
C. At point C
D. At point D
------7. Moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called____.
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Run-Off
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8. Evaporation is best explained as ____
A. When rain and snow falls to the ground
B. When sleet and hail fall to the ground
C. When liquid water changes to water vapor
D. When water vapor changes to liquid water
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9. Examine the water cycle shown below. In which stage does cool water vapor condense into liquid?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
10. Evaporation is when water changes from ___
A. Solid to Liquid
B. Liquid to Vapor
C. Vapor to Solid
D. Vapor to Liquid
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11. Vapor in the air come together to form clouds. What process is this in the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Participation
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12. In the water cycle, evaporation is ____
A. Water drops falling
B. Lakes, streams, ground water
C. Clouds in the sky
D. Water vapor rising into the sky
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13. Which of the following does not occur in the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Sedimentation
C. Precipitation
D. Condensation
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14. In the water cycle, the sun’s energy causes ___
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Percolation
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15. At which point is evaporation taking place?
A. At point A
B. At point B
C. At point C
D. At point D
16. Approximately what percent of the Earth’s water is fresh water?
A. 1 %
B. 3 %
C. 71 %
D. 97 %
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17. Approximately what percent of the Earth’s water is salt water?
A. 1 %
B. 3 %
C. 71 %
D. 97 %
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18. Which of the following consist of the largest volume of fresh water?
A. Lakes
B. Rivers
C. Ground water deposits
D. Ice caps and glaciers
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19. Approximately what percent of the Earth’s fresh water is easily available to humans?
A. 1 %
B. 3 %
C. 71 %
D. 97 %
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20. Which statement about the Earth’s water is TRUE?
A. There is more fresh water than salt water
B. Salt water cannot be converted to fresh water
C. There is more fresh water in underground deposits than in rivers and lakes
D. Fresh water frozen in the poles is easily available to humans to use