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Water Cycle

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  • After water has condensed to form clouds, it falls back to Earth in the form of what?
    evaporation
    precipitation
    condensation
    transpiration
  • What is the path water takes from the earth to the clouds and back again?
    water cycle
    precipitation
    life cycle
    evaporation
  • What is the term for water particles that fall from the sky?
    condensation
    runoff
    evaporation
    precipitation
  • What is the term for liquid water changing into water vapor?
    condensation
    runoff
    evaporation
    precipitation
  • Which of the following would be most affected by a lack of water?
    soil
    bugs
    rocks
    cars
  • A glass of water is left out all day and beads of water form on the outside. What is the cause?
    condensation
    precipitation
    evaporation
    runoff
  • Which parts of the water cycle change liquid into vapor?
    evaporation and condensation
    evaporation and transpiration
    condensation and transpiration
    transpiration and runoff
  • Where does water go that reaches the earth's surface?
    transpiration
    collection
    ground water
    run off
  • Water evaporates mostly from
    clouds
    snow
    land
    oceans
  • During which part of the water cycle is heat energy lost?
    runoff
    precipitation
    evaporation
    condensation
  • What is the changing of gas into a liquid?
    precipitation
    runoff
    condensation
    evaporation
  • Heat from the sun's energy most directly affects which part of the water cycle?
    evaporation
    condensation
    transpiration
    precipitation
  • Which would most likely happen in direct sunlight?
    Condensation would not occur.
    Precipitation would occur more frequently.
    Evaporation would occur more quickly.
    Evaporation would occur more slowly.
  • If beads of water form on the outside of a glass that contained cold water, what happened?
    someone dripped water over the side
    water soaked through the glass
    someone sprayed the glass with water
    water vapor condensed on the sides
  • When plants release water into the air, it is called ______________.
    condensation
    transpiration
    precipitation
    evaporation
  • During which part of the water cycle is heat energy gained?
    condensation
    runoff
    evaporation
    precipitation
  • Which term best describes the flow of water over land?
    precipitation
    runoff
    condensation
    transpiration
  • What provides the energy that evaporates water and heats land?
    earth
    sun
    moon
    oceans
  • In which way are evaporation and condensation similar?
    Both cause decreases in air temperature.
    Both are caused by changes in heat energy.
    Both are caused by the warming of the atmosphere.
    Both cause increases in air temperature.
  • One morning there is a puddle on the sidewalk, but the puddle is gone by 3pm. What causes this?
    precipitation
    condensation
    evaporation
    runoff