Water Cycle Earth Science Review

Which example is a form of precipitation?

• dew

• fog

• frost

• hail

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Which atmospheric variable usually increases before precipitation?

• barometric pressure

• dew points

• relative humidity

• temperature

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Mr. Sims was cleaning out his garage. Mrs. Sims filled a glass with ice and water and placed it on a table near where he was working. When Mr. Sims reached for the glass, he saw water droplets on the outside of the glass.

What is the bestexplanation for where the water droplets came from?

• Water leaked from the glass.

• Water from the air was condensing on the glass.

• Mr. Simms spilled some water on the glass.

• Water was evaporating from the glass.

How is transpiration important to the water cycle?

• It is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants back into the atmosphere allowing the cycle to continue.

• It results in the deposition of water vapor directly as ice, so water changes states causing the cycle to move to the next phase.

• It allows plants to absorb water through their roots which is then precipitated back into the atmosphere.

• It permits the diffusion of water from the surface to water tables deep underground which restores groundwater supplies.

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On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

• over the ocean

• over the mountains

• over the rainforest

• over the desert

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How do transpiration and evaporation compare?

• During both processes, liquid water changes to water vapor.

• During both processes, water vapor changes to liquid water.

• During transpiration, liquid water changes to water vapor, and during evaporation, water vapor changes to liquid water.

• During transpiration, water vapor changes to liquid water, and during evaporation, liquid water changes to water vapor.

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A storm that produces very heavy precipitation passes over Columbia, South Carolina. If the rain falls on a surface that is not porous, what will most likely happen to the rain?

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

• transpiration

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A gardener waters the plants in a garden using a garden hose during a drought. The gardener observes that most of the water given to the plants is wasted as runoff.

Which procedure would most likely reduce the amount of water lost as runoff?

• Replant each plant closer to one another.

• Compress the soil to decrease the number of pores.

• Cover the plants while they grow.

• Break up the soil to increase the number of pores.

Rain and snow are two different forms of precipitation that fall on Earth’s surface. Which factor is responsible for there being different forms of precipitation?

• evaporation

• runoff

• temperature

• transpiration

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