Basic Water Cycle

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

• Run-off

• Temperature

• Transpiration

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What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

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Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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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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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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What is the next stage after EVAPORATION in the water cycle?

• CONDENSTATION

• GROUNDWATER

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What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor

• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud

• Water precipitates to the ground

• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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What is evaporation?

• The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

• The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

• The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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