Water Cycle and Weather Quiz

When clouds get too heavy to hold water in the water cycle, what happens?

• The water falls to the Earth

• The water evaporates

• Another cloud forms

• The clouds get very large

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Studying the water cycle, where is the purest water on Earth?

• Rivers and streams

• Lakes and ponds

• Glaciers and ice caps

• Sulfur springs

What is tapped into when digging a well looking for water in the water cycle?

• An underground river

• An irrigation ditch

• A sulfur spring

• An underground aquifer

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What turns water on the Earth into vapor in the water cycle?

• The moon

• Global warming

• The sun

• Water treatment centers

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Which stage is NOT part of the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Emancipation

• Collection

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It increases condensation

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In the water cycle what is it called when water goes up through a plant and is turned into a vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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Condensation is when warm vapor rises, gets cold and does what In the water cycle?

• Warms up again

• Keeps rising until it turns to ice

• Falls out of the sky

• Gathers in clouds

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What is precipitation?

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

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Water vapor is water in which form?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

• Tiny droplets

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