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Water that is puddled on a parking lot seems to disappear after a few hours. What is most likely causing the water to disappear?

• evporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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How do plants contribute to the

water cycle?

• Plants cool the air and create

  condensation.

• Plants warm the air and create

  precipitation.

• Plants give off water through transpiration.

• Plants give off water in the form

  of runoff or groundwater.

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In order for clouds to form, what

must happen first?

• Heat energy from the sun changes water in clouds from a gas to a liquid.

• Light energy from the sun changes water on earth from a gas to a liquid.

• Light energy from the sun changes water in clouds from a liquid to a gas.

• Heat energy from the sun changes water on earth from a liquid into a gas.

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Which best describes

the sun’s effect on the water cycle?

• The sun causes water to precipitate. The precipitation evaporates and returns to the earth as condensation.

• The sun causes water to condense. The condensed water evaporates and returns to the earth as precipitation.

• The sun causes water to evaporate. The evaporated water condenses and returns to the earth as precipitation.

• The sun causes water to collect on the earth. The collected water precipitates and returns to the earth as condensation.

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Which part of the diagram BEST represents condensation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What causes ocean water to evaporate in the water cycle?

• energy from the sun

• energy from ocean waves

• energy from Earth's rotation

• energy from Earth's moon

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In the morning, students observed puddles of water all over the playground. What would BEST explain why the playground was dry in the afternoon?

• Animals drank the water.

• The wind stopped blowing

• Someone dried the puddles

• The water evaporated throughout the day

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A glass of cold water is set on a desktop. Later that day, beads of water had formed on the outside of the glass. The MOST likely explanation for the beads of water is that

• some water dripped over the side.

• the water soaked through the glass.

• water vapor condensed on the sides.

• someone sprayed the glass with water.

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Which process is missing from the water cycle diagram?

Evaporation --> ? --> Precipitation --> Runoff

• pressure

• moisture

• absorption

• condensation

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What causes the water to evaporate and change to water vapor?

• condensing

• cooling

• heating

• rising

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