The Water Cycle Introduction

​4.10A Water Cycle

By Roxana Velasquez

Multiple Choice

Students have two blocks that are the same size. They drop each block into a beaker of water. Why does Block 1 float and Block 2 sink?

• Block 1 is made of a different material than Block 2

• Block 1 is smaller than Block 2

• Block 1 absorbs more water than Block 2

• Block 2 has less mass than Block 1

Multiple Choice

As an object melts, what happens to it's temperature?

• it increases

• it decreases

• it stays the same

Multiple Choice

Which substance is NOT soluble in water?

• powdered drink mix

• sugar

• salt

• sand

Multiple Choice

Which tools are best for separating a mixture of sand, iron filings, and water?

• hot plate and filter

• tweezers and filter

• filter and magnet

• magnet and hot plate

Multiple Choice

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• Gas
• Solid
• Liquid
• Plasma

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Liquids....

• have a definite shape
• are always clear
• take the shape of their container
• are not matter

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What state of matter does this picture show?

• Liquid
• Gas
• Solid
• Matter

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What state of matter does this picture show?

• Gas
• Solid
• Matter
• Liquid

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What is the Water Cycle?

• A flow between solids and liquids

• A continuous flow of water through air and land

• A flow of water that eventually stops running

• I don't know I wasn't listening

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What is Evaporation?

• liquid turning to gas

• gas turning to liquid

• Liquid turning solid then gas

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What drives the Water Cycle?

• The moon

• The ocean

• The sun

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What is Condensation?

• liquid turning to gas

• Liquid turning to solid

• Gas turning to liquid

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What is Precipitation?

• liquid and gas combined

• Liquid, solid, and gas

• Rain, snow, sleet and Hail

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Which form of precipitation is this?

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

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What is Runoff?

• water returning back into the ocean

• water returning back into the atmospher

• water turning to gas