Water Cycle and Atmosphere

What causes ocean water to evaporate in the water cycle?

• energy from the Sun

• energy from ocean waves

• energy from Earth’s rotation

• energy from Earth’s moon

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Heat from the sun’s energy most directly affects which part of the water cycle?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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The atmosphere of Earth blocks many of the Sun’s rays. If weather patterns change and more of the Sun’s rays penetrate the atmosphere of Earth, which is MOST likely to increase?

• the number of daylight hours

• the evaporation of oceans

• the length of each season

• the pull of gravity

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Which is NOT a process involved in the water cycle?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• fixation

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What part of the water cycle takes place when water from clouds falls back to Earth?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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Which part of the water cycle changes water to water vapor?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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Which process takes place when liquid water changes into water vapor?

• condensation

• transportation

• evaporation

• accumulation

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Water evaporates mostly from

• land

• snow

• clouds

• oceans

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Which experiment would most resemble the complete water cycle?

• watering plants

• burning wet wood

• water flowing from a faucet

• boiling a pot of water with a lid on it

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