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Sovann drew this model of the water cycle. Phase A in Sovann’s water cycle occurs over the ocean.

Which part of the water cycle is Phase A?

• condensation

• evaporation

• preipitation

• runoff

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Justin and Angela are conducting an experiment to see ways different sources of water

contribute to the water cycle. They evaporate water from the Atlantic Ocean and rainwater.

They use the same amount of each and do the experiment under the same conditions. What will they observe?

• The salt water evaporates slower

• The rainwater does not evaporate

• Salt is left behind from both samples.

• Salt is left behind from the ocean sample

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Brenda saw this pipe spilling water into the ocean.

What part of the water cycle was she seeing?

• collection

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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Nick is making a list of ways water enters the ocean as part of the water cycle.

Which should NOT be on his list?

• glacier melt

• river runoff

• rain

• wells

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Amelia has observed water run off into the ocean in many places and for many years.

The level of the water in the ocean does not seem to have changed. Why?

• Water evaporates from the ocean’s surface

• Some ocean water freezes and becomes glaciers.

• Salt makes ocean water heavier so it takes up less space

• Water seeps into the ocean bed and becomes ground water

In September of 2001, Tropical Storm Gabrielle dropped 11 inches of rain over parts of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Which statement is true about all of the water from

that storm?

• It ran off the surface and is now part of the ocean

• It evaporated and is part of the atmosphere

• It is a solid, liquid, or gaseous part of the water cycle.

• It soaked into the surface and became groundwater

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Jun is making a model to show how water evaporates from the ocean.

Which items are the best choices for him to use in his model?

• flashlight and tea kettle

• heat lamp and bowl of salt water

• stove burner and pot of tap water

• thermometer and heating pad

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This is Cham’s drawing of the water cycle over the ocean. What does the drawing show as the main, direct source of the fresh water in ponds, in lakes, and under the

ground?

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

• precipitatoin

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Connor saw on a science show that 90% of the evaporated water that goes into the water cycle comes from one source. What is the source?

• freshwater lakes and rivers

• underground storage

• glaciers

• oceans

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A class is doing a play about the water cycle. Which of these statements could be a scientifically accurate line in the play?

• Oceans are salt water, so they are not

  important in the water cycle

• Oceans have less water than is found

  underground

• Oceans are where most water on Earth is stored

• Oceans contain less water than glaciers

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