Water Cycle

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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What is it called when water is formed from a liquid to a water vapor?

• EVAPORATION
• PRECIPITATION
• TRANSPIRATION

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts
• Evaporates
• Condenses
• Precipitates

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When the water vapor in the air changes back to liquid, what does it form?

• rain,hail,sleet, or snow
• water
• condensation 
• snow and water

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The water cycle has no start or end

• true
• false

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What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geologic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Geosphere

• Carbon cycle

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The major source of energy and the driving energy source of the water cycle. __________________

• moon

• ocaen

• Sun

• atmosphere

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