The Water Cycle

Question 1

Which statement correctly describes the movement of water through Earth’s systems as driven by the sun’s energy and the force of gravity?

Accepted Answer

Water evaporates from oceans and lakes, condenses into clouds, falls as precipitation, and runs off back to the oceans.

Answer

Sunlight causes condensation, gravity causes evaporation, precipitation occurs, and plants transpire the water.

Answer

Water falls as precipitation, then evaporates, condenses into clouds, and infiltrates into the ground.

Answer

Water infiltrates the soil, then sublimates directly to the atmosphere, evaporates, and finally precipitates.

Question 2

A simple water‑cycle diagram numbers five spots where water changes form or moves: 1️⃣ Water on a lake turns into invisible vapor and rises. 2️⃣ The vapor cools and becomes a cloud. 3️⃣ Water falls from the cloud as rain. 4️⃣ Rain runs over the ground and returns to the lake. 5️⃣ Water leaves a tree’s leaves and goes into the air. Which list correctly labels each numbered spot with the right scientific term? A) 1‑Evaporation, 2‑Condensation, 3‑Precipitation, 4‑Runoff, 5‑Transpiration B) 1‑Condensation, 2‑Evaporation, 3‑Runoff, 4‑Precipitation, 5‑Transpiration C) 1‑Transpiration, 2‑Condensation, 3‑Evaporation, 4‑Precipitation, 5‑Runoff D) 1‑Evaporation, 2‑Precipitation, 3‑Condensation, 4‑Transpiration, 5‑Runoff

Accepted Answer

1‑Evaporation, 2‑Condensation, 3‑Precipitation, 4‑Runoff, 5‑Transpiration

Answer

1‑Transpiration, 2‑Condensation, 3‑Evaporation, 4‑Precipitation, 5‑Runoff

Answer

1‑Evaporation, 2‑Precipitation, 3‑Condensation, 4‑Transpiration, 5‑Runoff

Answer

1‑Condensation, 2‑Evaporation, 3‑Runoff, 4‑Precipitation, 5‑Transpiration

Question 3

Which of the following correctly pairs each water‑cycle process with the primary natural force that drives it?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation – Sun’s energy; Precipitation – Gravity

Answer

Infiltration – Sun’s energy; Evaporation – Gravity

Answer

Evaporation – Sun’s energy; Condensation – Gravity

Answer

Condensation – Sun’s energy; Precipitation – Gravity

Try three questions

Which statement correctly describes the movement of water through Earth’s systems as driven by the sun’s energy and the force of gravity?

Which of the following correctly pairs each water‑cycle process with the primary natural force that drives it?

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