Water Cycle

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

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What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

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Where is most water found on Earth?

• glaciers
• lakes
• rivers
• oceans

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What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?

• volcanoes
• the sun
• lightning
• wind

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Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

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What could happen when a drop of water falls back to earth?

• it goes underground then into oceans,lakes, or rivers
• it goes into your mouth
• it goes underground
• it goes to the beach

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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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What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geologic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Geosphere

• Carbon cycle

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You left a cube of ice in a cup. In an hour the ice turned into a clear substance that took on the shape of the bottom of the cup. After a few days there appeared to be nothing in the glass at all. What states of matter did the ice cube go through?

• liquid- solid- gas

• gas-liquid-solid

• solid- liquid- gas

• solid-gas-liquid

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