ESS Unit 4 Water Availability & The Water Cycle

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How much of Earth's freshwater is available for use?

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1%

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What is the energy source for the water cycle? Options: the sun, the earth, water, the moon

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the sun

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

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precipitation

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

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evaporation

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What is evaporation?

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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What is condensation?

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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What is precipitation?

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What is sublimation?

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The part of the water cycle where water transitions directly from the solid state (like snow) to the gas state (like water vapor), without passing through the liquid state.

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Which best explains why runoff is important? Options: It returns water to other locations on Earth, It increases the chance of flooding, It makes evaporation occur faster, It increases condensation

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It returns water to other locations on Earth

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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transpiration