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Water Cycle

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