Water Cycle EOG Review

One morning, a student notices that the grass in the area is wet, although it had not rained during the night. What could have caused the grass to be wet?

• A During the night, water had evaporated from the trees in the area.

• B The air above the ground became warmer during the night and caused precipitation.

• C When the air cooled above ground during the night, water vapor condensed on the grass.

• D The grass soaked up water from the ground during the night.

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Students report that the sky in their area has mostly cirrus clouds. What are most likely the weather conditions in the area?

• A rainy

• B cold

• C windy

• D fair

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How does the energy from the sun influence the water cycle?

• by trapping water particles in clouds

• by turning liquid water into water vapor

• by causing water to precipitate

• by creating winds in the atmosphere

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How do plants return water back into the environment?

• by evaporation

• by condensation

• by runoff

• by transpiration

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Water droplets forming on the outside of a cold glass of water on a hot, summer day is an example of which part of the water cycle?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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After lake water flows through a dam, which processes are most responsible for helping replace the water in the lake?

• A precipitation and runoff

• B transpiration and condensation

• C condensation and runoff

• D transpiration and precipitation

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Which situation would increase evaporation?

• sunny and cold outside

• sunny and warm outside

• cloudy and warm outside

• cloudy and cold outside

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