Water Cycle Worksheet #12 G10-2

Name: Grade and Section: Choose the letter of your answer. Use CAPITAL LETTERS only. Condensation DGroundwater HInfiltration GEvaporation BTranspiration CPrecipitation ERunoff FSolar Radiation A Water Cycle Complete the table by assigning the terms with their definitions. Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. Condensation When the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. Evaporation Water that falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow. Precipitation When surface water turns into groundwater Infiltration The release of water from plant leaves. Transpiration Most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from Sun Moon Earth's Core Earth's Ocean (_ ) is the driving force behind excess runoff after a big precipitation event. precipitation steepness of a hill gravity solar radiation Which statement is the best example of how the water cycle is connected to weather? Rainwater that collects on the ground can be absorbed into the soil or into plant roots. The Sun causes water vapor to condense into clouds, which can produce rain or snow. Runoff water moves downhill and can increase the surrounding air temperature. Water that evaporates can later condense to form clouds that produce rain. How are groundwater and surface water related? Surface water can seep down into the ground to become groundwater. All surface water is also groundwater, and all groundwater is also surface water. Surface water can become groundwater, but groundwater cannot become surface water. Groundwater can become surface water, but surface water cannot become groundwater. Lisa found drops of water condensing on leaves in her garden early in the morning. What causes condensation to form? An increase in air temperature. A decrease in air temperature. A decrease in the amount of water vapor in the air. An increase in the amount of water vapor in the air. Adam sets a dish of water on a heater. The next day, Adam notices that the water evaporated. How has the water changed? From a gas to a liquid From a liquid to a solid From a liquid to a gas From a solid to a liquid Which of the following is not a form of precipitation? Rain Snow Hail Cloud