The Water Cycle

Why is Earth known as the Water Planet?

• About 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water.

• Because Earth is habitable.

• Because it's the color of the atmosphere.

• Because everyone's favorite color is blue.

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True or False: Most of Earth's water is found in the ocean.

• True

• False

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True or False: Water can be found on Earth in rivers, lakes, glaciers, aquifers, and ice caps.

• True

• False

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True or False: Water travels in a cycle.

• True

• False

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How much of Earth's water is saltwater?

• 50%

• 97%

• 77%

• 80%

How much of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 5%

• 2%

• 3%

• 1%

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True or False: The sun does not play an important role in the water cycle.

• True

• False

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What is the order of stages that allows the water cycle to take place?

• condensation, evaporation, collection, and precipitation.

• evaporation, precipitation, collection, and condensation.

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.

• collection, precipitation, condensation, and evaporation.

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What is the stage when water finally returns to the ocean?

• collection

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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What is the stage when water condenses into clouds of water droplets by allowing gas to change into liquid.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• collection

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