Unit 6 Lesson 2: The Water Cycle

Which process changes water into a gaseous state?

• Deposition

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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A weather report stated that rain was likely with some snow and hail also possible. Which statement is not true about rain, snow, and hail?

• They all form in clouds

• They are all precipitation

• They are all from the same state

• They are all made of water

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Within which type of water body does water move the slowest?

• River

• Cloud

• Ocean

• Groundwater

A river flowing downhill transports matter toward its base. Matter can be dissolved in the water or can be in the form of sediment. Which form of matter would be dissolved in the water?

• Sand

• Leaves

• Pebbles

• Minerals

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What are two things that the water cycle transports?

• Energy and Matter/Material

• Only energy

• Only matter

• Air and leaves

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What state of matter is water vapor?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

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What are clouds composed of?

• Gas

• Tiny water droplets

• Energy

• Only snow

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What does evaporation mean?

• When liquid water changes into water vapor.

• The release of water vapor into the air by plants

• When solid water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid.

• The change of state from gas to a liquid.

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What does transpiration mean?

• When liquid water changes

• The release of water vapor into the air by plants

• When water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

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What does sublimation mean?

• When liquid water changes

• The release of water vapor into the air by plants

• When water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid