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Water Cycle

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