Water Cycle Quiz

Explore your understanding of the water cycle through this set of questions. Good luck!

What process in the water cycle involves water vapor rising into the atmosphere and cooling down to form clouds?
Name the stage of the water cycle where water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface in forms such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is the term for when water from plants and soil evaporates into the atmosphere?
Identify the process in the water cycle where liquid water is transformed into water vapor.
What is the term for the movement of water through the ground, where it collects in underground reservoirs called aquifers?
In the water cycle, what is the name of the process that describes the melting of snow or ice as a transition to water?
Which process refers to the conversion of water vapor back into liquid water, contributing to cloud formation?
What is the primary energy source that drives the water cycle, causing evaporation to occur?
In the water cycle, what process is responsible for the return of water to the oceans and rivers from precipitation runoff?
Name the type of precipitation that occurs when the temperature is low enough for water vapor to crystallize into ice particles.

Answer Sheet

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