MS ESS2 4

The water cycle describes how water moves through Earth's ____.

• regions

• elevations

• systems

• latitudes

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Evaporation is:

• The process by which vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.

• The process by which water changes into vapor due to energy from the sun.

• When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, or sleet.

• Water collects in bodies of water like rivers, lakes, and oceans.

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The sun provides solar energy that drives the ____ of water from the surface into the atmosphere.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• cooling

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Solar energy is essential for the evaporation process, which transfers water from the Earth's surface to the ____.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

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Gravity pulls precipitation down from the atmosphere, leading to ____.

• evapotranspiration

• evaporation

• rainfall

• condensation

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Gravity causes ____ to flow back to the oceans and lakes.

• snow

• ice

• condensation

• runoff

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The water cycle interacts with the geosphere system through processes like ____.

• erosion

• compaction

• deformation

• sedimentation

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It also affects the ____ system by influencing weather and climate patterns.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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____ activities such as deforestation and urbanization can alter the natural water cycle.

• Natural

• Prehistoric

• Human

• Electrical

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Earth's axis is

• A. Perpendicular

• B. Tilted 23.5 degrees

• C. Tilted 60° degrees

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