Unit 8: The Water Cycle

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The continuous process by which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment is called the

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water cycle.

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Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called

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precipitation

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The process by which plants release water into the air is called

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transpiration

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The process by which a gas changes into a liquid is called

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condensation

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Why does most evaporation occur over the Earth's oceans?

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because most of the Earth's surface is covered in oceans

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When evaporation occurs, the amount of water increases in which location? (Options: rivers/lakes, groundwater, atmosphere, glaciers/ice caps)

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atmosphere

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Which process is occurring at letter B? (Options: evaporation, condensation, accumulation, runoff)

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runoff

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What process is occurring at letter E? Options: evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, condensation

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transpiration

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What process is occurring at letter D?

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condensation

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What process is occurring at letter C?

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evaporation