5.8B Sun and the Water Cycle

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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what does the #4 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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What role does the Sun play in the water cycle?

• The Sun splits the water molecules and they disappear

• The Sun causes clouds to form and they precipitate

• The Sun is not part of the water cycle

• The Sun causes water to change form and move

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What is evaporation?

• 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.
• 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.
• 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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How is the Sun involved in the creation of clouds

• Heat from the Sun warms the ocean, evaporating water. The vapor condenses forming clouds

• Heat from the Sun causes clouds to join over oceans.

• Light from the Sun causes water to condense, the water then evaporates to form clouds.

• Light from the Sun reflects water vapor forming clouds

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What is precipitation?

• 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.
• 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.
• 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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Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed?

• Snow falling to the ground

• Clouds releasing rain in the desert

• Water evaporating from the surface of an ocean

• Water vapor condensing and forming giant clouds

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What is condensation?

• 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.
• 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.
• 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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The Sun directly affects which of the following…

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Accumulation

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