3rd Grade Water Cycle

How does the water cycle begin?

• with rain energy

• with wind power

• with the sun's energy

• with the ocean's energy

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__________ is when the sun's heat causes liquid water to become vapor.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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_________ is when water vapor gets cooler and changes back into liquid water to form clouds.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are all forms of _________.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• percipitation

• evaporation

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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• air

• clouds

• vapor

• snow

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Evaporation happens when the sun ______ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools

• heats up

• freezes

• lights up

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Which one is NOT precipitation?

• rain

• heat

• snow

• hail

Where is most of the water found on Earth?

• glaciers

• lakes

• river

• oceans

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What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface?

• volcanoes

• the sun

• lightning

• wind

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