Water Cycle Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

11. The water cycle is driven by the

1. sun
2. moon
3. clouds
4. oceans

12. Water is

1. a chemical compound
2. constantly moving
3. sometimes a solid, liquid, or a gas
4. all of the above

13. Waters chemical symbol is

1. N
2. O2
3. H2O
4. Wa

14. What are the three states of matter that water can exist in on Earth?

1. solid, gas, and plasma
2. solid, liquid, and gas
3. Bose-Einstein condensate, plasma, and liquid
4. liquid, solid, and frozen

15. What happens to the water after precipitation brings it to land?

1. Five different things can happen to it
2. Nothing; thats the end of that water
3. It becomes the universal solvent
4. It always goes into the ocean

16. What is a solvent?

1. any chemical compound
2. a substance that can dissolve a solid or gas
3. a substance that can turn into water
4. a substance that can explode

17. What is groundwater?

1. water that is stored in the ground
2. water that supplies wells
3. water that is part of the water table
4. all of the above

18. When ice or snow changes directly into water vapor, it is called

1. sublimation
2. condensation
3. evaporation
4. precipitation

19. When people and animals breathe out water vapor into the air from their lungs, it is called

1. transpiration
2. respiration
3. sublimation
4. precipitation

20. When water changes from a liquid into a gas, it is called

1. sublimation
2. condensation
3. evaporation
4. precipitation