The Hydrologic Cycle: Earth's Water in Motion

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Plants produce 2 things during photosynthesis. Which of the following are produced by the plant? - Pick 2 answers

• water

• oxygen

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

• sugar

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Plants use 3 things during photosynthesis. Which of the following is needed by the plant? - Pick 3 answers

• water

• oxygen

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

• sugar

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What is it called when water droplets form on the outside of a cool glass?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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These containers have the same volume of beads which are representing soil particles. What is the relative porosity and permeability of each?

• The container on the left has the higher permeability and porosity

• The container on the right has the higher permeability and porosity

• The container on the left has the higher permeability, but they both have the same porosity

• The container on the right has the higher permeability, but they both have the same porosity

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Evaporation is a state change from?

• Ice to liquid.

• Liquid to gas.

• Gas to solid.

• Crystals to water.

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All of the water we see in lakes, rivers, and oceans is called...

• runoff
• surface water
• ground water

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Evaporation occurs when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean, and turns it into...

• snow

• water vapor

• rain

• sleet

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What is it called when plants release water vapor through their leaves?

• sublimation

• respiration

• transpiration

• precipitation

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Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...

• accumulation

• runoff

• ground water

• surface water

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What can cause surface water to evaporate forming water vapor?

• runoff water
• wind and heat
• pollutants 
• clouds

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What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to sink

• It causes it to evaporate

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The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

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What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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Water that falls to the ground from the clouds is ___.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration