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Water Cycle

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