Water Cycle

How does the water cycle begin?

• with the Sun's energy

• with the ocean's energy

• with wind power

• with rain energy

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_________________ is when the sun's heat causes liquid water to become water vapor.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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_________________ is when water vapor gets cooler and changes back into liquid water to form clouds.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all forms of _____________________.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

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___________________ is when rain goes underground through the soil.

• condensation

• evaporation

• percolation

• runoff

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__________________ is when rainwater flows downhill toward a body of water.

• runoff

• percolation

• accumulation

• transpiration

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________________ is when water vapor is releases from the leaves of plants.

• transpiration

• precipitation

• percolation

• accumulation

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

• transpiration

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation
• transpiration

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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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