- 1. when water soaks into the surface of the soil
A) infiltration
B) transpiration
C) percolation
D) condensation
- 2. when water molecules entering the air from a tree or other plant
A) transpiration
B) infiltration
C) precipitation
D) condensation
- 3. Water located deep in the earth is called
A) condensation
B) ground water
C) precipitation
D) infiltration
- 4. when water vapor cools and changes to a liquid
A) transpiration
B) precipitation
C) infiltration
D) condensation
- 5. Rain, snow, sleet or hail
A) snow day!
B) transpiration
C) precipitation
D) condensation
- 6. The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas by the heat of the sun
A) precipitation
B) condensation
C) evaporation
D) magic
- 7. The source of energy that drives the water cycle
A) sun
B) atmosphere
C) moon
D) ground
- 8. Water flowing on top of the earth's surface
A) precipitation
B) infiltration
C) percolation
D) runoff
- 9. What force brings water back to earth
A) hoses
B) gravity
C) wind
D) cohesion
- 10. Water droplets forming on the outside of a glass of ice water
A) precipitation
B) perspiration
C) condensation
D) evaporation
- 11. Water can be a solid, liquid, and gas
A) true
B) false
- 12. What process happens when a water molecule goes from the ocean to the atmosphere?
A) evaporation
B) infiltration
C) runoff
D) precipitation
- 13. What process happens when a water molecule travels from the atmosphere to a lake?
A) percolation
B) precipitation
C) evaporation
D) transpiration
- 14. What process happens when a water molecule travels from a lake to an animal?
A) precipitation
B) transpiration
C) comsumption
D) melting
- 15. What process happens when a water molecule travels from a plant to the atmosphere?
A) preciptation
B) transpiration
C) runoff
D) condensation
- 16. What process happens when a water molecule travels from the soil to groundwater
A) transpiration
B) excretion
C) consumption
D) percolation
- 17. What process happens when a water molecule travels from an animal to the soil?
A) excretion
B) runoff
C) infiltration
D) precipitation
- 18. True or False: A water molecule contains two oxygen atoms and two hydrogen atoms.
A) false
B) true
- 19. True or False: Water can change from a gas to a liquid to a solid during its path through the water cycle.
A) true
B) false
- 20. Describe a path a water molecule could take to at least 4 different places. Be sure to use the proper water cycle process words to explain how it traveled. (think about the journey you took to make your bracelet)
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