Water Cycle

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When warm, evaporated air rises, it cools and begins to turn into liquid again. This part of the water cycle is called:

• transpiration
• precipitation
• runoff
• condensation

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condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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When moisture is released from the leaves of trees into the air it is called:

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transpiration

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What does condensation look like in the sky?

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It looks like clouds

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The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

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condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface because of gravity.

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precipitation

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In order for evaporation to occur, liquid water must change state into a ___________.

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gas

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What is the step in the water cycle that moves the most amount of water up into the atmosphere?

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Evaporation

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What is the correct order of the water cycle?

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water vapor, cloud, rain

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What is the correct order of the water cycle?

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evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run off

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What would happen if less water evaporated from the oceans?

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Ocean levels would increase and there would be less precipitation.

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