The Water Cycle

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of?

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Water Vapor

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What does evaporation produce?

• Precipitation

• Rain or Snow

• Water Vapor

• Condensation

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______ is the process through which water falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow, and freezing rain.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

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When water evaporates from a plant's leaves, this process is called _____.

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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Water that has soaked into the ground is known as ______.

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Runoff

• Water Vapor

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Hailey learned that clouds form through a process called condensation. Which of the following is NOT an example of condensation?

• Liquid water is cooled and forms solid frozen ice

• Water vapor in the air cools and forms liquid water on the outside of a glass

• Gaseous water is cooled and forms liquid water

• Water vapor in the air cools and forms dew on the ground

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Which of the following is in the correct order?

• Evaporation -> Transpiration -> Groundwater

• Precipitation -> Condensation -> Evaporation

• Evaporation -> Sublimation -> Precipitation

• Condensation -> Precipitation -> Runoff

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Which process allows water to return to the Earth's surface?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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The biogeochemical cycle that includes cloud, rain, rivers and oceans is known as the ____ ____.

• Water Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nutrient Cycle

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True or False - The water cycle always starts with the water evaporating from the ocean or lakes.

• True

• False

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