Water in the Atmosphere and Weather

A ____________ is made up of water droplets or ice crystals that are so small they remain suspended in the air.

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Clouds form when ________ rises, cools, and condenses into tiny droplets that join together.

• snowflakes

• water vapor

• smog

• smoke

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Water leaves the plant life of biosphere and enters the atmosphere by way of transpiration.

• True

• False

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The wavy vertical arrows represent the movement of water into which of Earth’s systems?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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During which part of the water cycle is energy absorbed by water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Freezing

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What are the three states of water in Earth’s system?

• ice

• liquid water

• Plasma

• water vapor

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The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called ____.

• condensation

• melting

• boiling

• evaporation

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How does the energy from the Sun cause evaporation?

• It breaks the bond between the water and the ground.

• It breaks the bond between the water molecules.

• It attracts the water molecules.

• It causes transpiration from streams.

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The atmosphere and the hydrosphere overlap.

• True

• False

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Water vapor that has condensed in the air to form clouds can return to Earth in the form of _____________.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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