Water Cycle and Hydrology MCQs

1. Which of the following is the process of water turning into vapor?
(A) Condensation
(B) Evaporation
(C) Precipitation
(D) Infiltration

2. What is the term for water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid?
(A) Sublimation
(B) Precipitation
(C) Condensation
(D) Transpiration

3. Which process adds water to the atmosphere from plants?
(A) Infiltration
(B) Condensation
(C) Precipitation
(D) Transpiration

4. What is precipitation?
(A) Water turning into vapor
(B) Water vapor cooling
(C) Water falling from clouds
(D) Water entering the ground

5. Which step in the water cycle is responsible for groundwater recharge?
(A) Transpiration
(B) Infiltration
(C) Runoff
(D) Condensation

6. What do we call the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth’s surface?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Condensation
(C) Water cycle
(D) Hydrosphere

7. Which of the following is not a part of the water cycle?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Combustion
(C) Precipitation
(D) Transpiration

8. Runoff in the water cycle refers to:
(A) Water that enters the roots of plants
(B) Water that evaporates into the atmosphere
(C) Water flowing over land into bodies of water
(D) Water stored underground

9. Which process directly contributes to cloud formation?
(A) Evaporation
(B) Condensation
(C) Precipitation
(D) Runoff

10. What is hydrology the study of?
(A) Weather patterns
(B) Human body systems
(C) Water and its movement
(D) Rock formations