Water Cycle Study Guide Quiz – December 7, 2009 Reread pages D38-47 in science textbook, handouts, and notes Vocabulary – evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpiration, infiltration, run-off, water cycle, and groundwater • What drives the water cycle? • What are the three main clouds? • Describe each cloud? • What are three examples of what could happen to water when is reaches the ground? • How does temperature play a role in precipitation? • Clouds are made up of _______________ or _______________? • What are the three states of water? • What is fog? • How is hail formed? • How are clouds formed? • What does Nimbus mean? • What percentage of the Earth’s water is fresh and what percentage is salt water?