The Water Cycle

___ is water that comes from rain and melting snow and flows on top of the Earth's surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• runoff

• groundwater

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___ is water vapor changes into a liquid when it comes in contact with a cooler surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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___ is water that comes from rain and melting snow and collects below the Earth's surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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___ is the Sun heats the water in rivers, lakes, or oceans and turns it into steam

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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___ is plants absorb water from the soil and release it as water vapor through the leaves

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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The ________________ is the driving force of the Water Cycle.

• moon

• stars

• sun

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Which is part of the water cycle (select all that apply)?

• Water evaporates (into water vapour)

• Water comes down as rain (precipitation)

• Water turns into sugar

• Water cools down into droplets and forms clouds (condensation)

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When drops of water fall down from the sky...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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Precipitation occurs because

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the droplets are too light for the air to hold

• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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When tiny droplets of water form in the air as clouds it is called

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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