Water in the Atmosphere

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

When clouds fill with water and can't hold anymore, the water falls from the clouds as -

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• atmospehere

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The amount of precipitation over a period of time is measured with what instrument?

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I fall as rain and get blown back up into the clouds by wind, collecting more water and freezing. Once I get too heavy for wind to blow, I fall to Earth as-

• sleet

• rain

• snow

• hail

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True or False - snow remains frozen from the time it leaves the cloud to the moment it hits the ground.

• True

• False

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