Water Cycle Energy Quiz
Test your knowledge about the water cycle and how energy drives its processes.
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Which process in the water cycle is directly powered by the Sun's energy?
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Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Select all the processes that release water vapor into the atmosphere.
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Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Sublimation
Precipitation
Other
Match each stage of the water cycle with its correct description.
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Evaporation
Water changes from liquid to gas
Water vapor cools and forms clouds
Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, etc.
Plants release water vapor
Condensation
Water changes from liquid to gas
Water vapor cools and forms clouds
Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, etc.
Plants release water vapor
Precipitation
Water changes from liquid to gas
Water vapor cools and forms clouds
Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, etc.
Plants release water vapor
Transpiration
Water changes from liquid to gas
Water vapor cools and forms clouds
Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, etc.
Plants release water vapor
The Sun provides energy for which part of the water cycle?
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Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
Precipitation
In your own words, explain how energy from the Sun drives the water cycle.
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Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?
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Rain
Snow
Dew
Hail
Rate your understanding of how energy moves through the water cycle.
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High
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1 is Low, 5 is High
What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the air?
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Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Which statement best describes the role of gravity in the water cycle?
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It causes precipitation to fall to Earth.
It powers evaporation.
It turns water vapor into liquid.
It creates energy from the Sun.
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