Quiz about Water Cycle

Question 1

Which type of precipitation is shown in by the diagram?

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sleet

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hail

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snow

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rain

Question 2

What type of precipitation does diagram above show?

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hail

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sleet

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snow

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rain

Question 3

What causes the formation of hail?

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It is thrown back into the clouds during thunderstorms and keeps adding more layers of frozen ice.

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it comes into contact with a pocket of air above 0 degrees Celsius/ 32 degrees Fahrenheit but refreezes when it comes into air that is again below 0 degrees Celsius/ 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

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It is formed when the air is above 0 degrees Celsius/ 32 degrees Fahrenheit

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It is formed when the air is below 0 degrees Celsius/ 32 degrees Fahrenheit all the way from the clouds to the ground

Question 4

Is the process for when gas turns into a liquid

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condensation

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precipitation

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evaporation

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runoff

Question 5

Is the process for when liquid turns into a gas

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evaporation

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precipitation

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condensation

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runoff

Question 6

Is the process for when rain, snow, sleet, or hail fall from a cloud

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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runoff

Question 7

is the process for when a surplus of rainfall moves from the land to a larger source of water.

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runoff

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

Question 8

What causes the formation of hail?

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type of precipitation that freezes in layers then falls from a cloud

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is the type of precipitations that falls as rain and then freezes due to colder air temperature

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is formed when there is only warm air between the clouds and the ground

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It is formed when the air is below 0 degrees Celsius/ 32 degrees Fahrenheit all the way from the clouds to the ground

Question 9

Which type of precipitation is shown in by the diagram?

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snow

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hail

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sleet

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rain

Question 10

What does the water droplets in the diagram represent in the water cycle?

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Condensation

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The sun

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evaporation

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run off

Question 11

what does the lamp represent in this diagram of the water cycle?

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The sun

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Condensation

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evaporation

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run off

Question 12

The water cycle moves water from place to place on Earth. The illustration below shows some of the steps in the water cycle. Which box on the illustration represents condensation?

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Box K

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Box J

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Box L

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Box M

Question 13

The water cycle moves water from place to place on Earth. The illustration below shows some of the steps in the water cycle. Which box on the illustration represents precipitation?

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Box L

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Box J

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Box K

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Box M

Question 14

The water cycle moves water from place to place on Earth. The illustration below shows some of the steps in the water cycle. Which box on the illustration represents evaporation?

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Box J

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Box K

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Box L

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Box M

Question 15

The water cycle moves water from place to place on Earth. The illustration below shows some of the steps in the water cycle. Which box on the illustration represents runoff?

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Box M

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Box J

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Box K

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Box L

Question 16

Mr. Hall's car was damaged during a thunderstorm. The hood, trunk, and top of the car looked like someone had hit it repeatedly with a small rubber mallet. What most likely caused the damage?

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Hail

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Snow

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Sleet

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Rain

Question 17

The water cycle is the process that moves water from place to place on Earth. Water moves between underground rivers, lakes and oceans on Earth's surface, and the clouds in Earth's atmosphere. What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

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The Sun

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Fossil Fuels

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Hydoelectricity

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Ocean Waves

Question 18

Which graph shows how sleet is formed?

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Chart 1, because it shows that snow melts and refreezes, causing sleet

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Chart 1, because snow melts when it falls

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Chart 2, because snow melts when it falls

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Chart, 2 because when snow melts and refreezes it makes sleet

Question 19

Water on Earth's surface is constantly evaporating. When the water evaporates, it becomes water vapor. It leaves the surface to become part of Earth's atmosphere. The water vapor eventually returns to Earth's surface in the form of precipitation. What best describes what must happen to the water vapor before it can turn into precipitation?

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it must condense into clouds

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It must solidify into hail

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It must solidify into frost

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It must condense into fog

Question 20

When the layer of atmosphere spanning from the clouds all the way to the ground is below freezing, what kind of precipitation falls?

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snow

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freezing rain

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rain

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hail

Question 21

When it rained, Chloe watched water go from her driveway into the gutter on the street. Which part of the water cycle did she observe?

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runoff

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condensation

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evaportation

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precipitation

Question 22

Four students decided they would each model a different part of the water cycle. Hai modeled condensation, Eva modeled evaporation, Peter modeled precipitation, and Joanna modeled runoff. Whose model showed a liquid turning into a gas?

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Eva's

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Hai's

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Peter's

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Joanna's

Question 23

Seth used this model to show how water vapor becomes liquid water in the water cycle. Which part of the water cycle is he modeling?

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condensation

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evaporation

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runoff

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precipitation

Question 24

Your mom wanted to help you understand the water cycle better so she made this model in your kitchen. What does the steam from the pot represent?

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evaporation

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condensation

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runoff

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precipitation

Question 25

Your mom wanted to help you understand the water cycle better so she made this model in your kitchen. What does the drops of water falling into the cup represent?

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precipitation

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condensation

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runoff

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evaporation

Question 26

Your mom wanted to help you understand the water cycle better so she made this model in your kitchen. What does the drops of water sticking to the lid represent?

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condensation

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runoff

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 27

Amelia has observed water runoff 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?

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water evaporates from the ocean's surface

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some ocean water freezes and becomes glaciers

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salt makes ocean water heavier so it takes up less space

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water seeps into the ocean bed and becomes ground water

Question 28

You were at the pool and got out to have lunch. You used your towel to dry off before eating lunch. Before returning to playing in the pool you leave your towel hanging in the sun. When you get out your towel is dry again. What part of the water cycle has taken place on your towel?

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evaportation

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condensation

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runoff

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precipitation

Question 29

During which stage do clouds form?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 30

Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 31

Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?

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run off

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 32

What is A?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 33

What is B?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 34

What is C?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Runoff

Question 35

What is D?

Accepted Answer

Runoff

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 36

When changing from a liquid to a gas, the water molecules are ____________________________.

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evaporating and moving away from each other

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freezing and moving away from each other.

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condensing and moving closer to each other

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evaporating and moving closer to each other

Question 37

When changing from a liquid to a solid, the water molecules are ____________________________.

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freezing and moving closer to each other

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freezing and moving away from each other.

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evaporating and moving away from each other

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condensing and moving closer to each other

Question 38

When changing from a gas to a liquid, the water molecules are ____________________________.

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condensing and moving closer to each other

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condensing and moving away from each other.

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evaporating and moving away from each other

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freezing and moving closer to each other

Question 39

This provides the power to keep the water cycle running.

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The Sun

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The Earth

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The wind

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living things

Question 40

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

Question 41

What is evaporation?

Accepted Answer

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.

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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.

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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.

Question 42

What is condensation?

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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.

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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.

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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.

Question 43

What is precipitation?

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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 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.

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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.

Question 44

When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.

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cold

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hot

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warm

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solid

Question 45

When water _________, dew forms.

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Condenses

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Melts

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Evaporates

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Precipitates

Question 46

What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

Accepted Answer

Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud

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Water evaporates into water vapor

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Water precipitates to the ground

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Water runs down into the hydrosphere

Question 47

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

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heats up

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cools

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freezes

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lights up

Question 48

Which stage does the arrow below #2 show in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 49

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 50

The water cycle has no start or end

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true

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false

Question 51

The act of turning from a gas into a liquid. ________________________

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Precipitation

Question 52

The major source of energy and the driving energy source of the water cycle. __________________

Accepted Answer

Sun

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moon

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ocaen

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atmosphere

Question 53

The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land.

Accepted Answer

run-off

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weathering

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transpiration

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precipitation

Water Cycle

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