Water Cycle Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. 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

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

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

18. 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

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

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

20. When water droplets get large enough to fall from the clouds, its called

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

21. When water evaporates directly from glacial ice, its called

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

22. When water evaporates from plants, its called

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

23. When water is released through a plants leaves, this process is called

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

24. When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere its called

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

25. When water vapor changes from a gas into a liquid, we call it

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

26. Where does the heat come from that turns ocean water into water vapor?

1. the sun
2. volcanoes
3. magma
4. people

27. Where is most of the water on Earths surface found?

1. in the ground as groundwater
2. in the oceans
3. in lakes, rivers, and streams
4. in glaciers and icepacks

28. Why are the oceans salty?

1. because water dissolves minerals and salts from rocks and soil
2. because too much water evaporates and leaves salt behind
3. because ocean animals sweat
4. because its always been that way

29. When water vapor cools into a liquid, its called

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

30. About how much of the Earths surface is covered with water?

1. two-third
2. three-fourth
3. 71%
4. 75%