Water Cycle Review

Letter A is representing what part of the water cycle? 

• Condenstation
• Evaporation
• Accumulation 
• Precipitation 

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Letter B is representing what part of the water cycle? 

• Condenstation
• Evaporation
• Accumulation 
• Precipitation 

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Letter C is representing what part of the water cycle? 

• Condenstation
• Evaporation
• Accumulation 
• Precipitation 

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The water cycle is ____________

• The process by which water moves in and out of the atmosphere. 
• A blanket of air that surrounds the earth.
• gravitational pull of the moon causing the oceans on the Earth to rise and fall. 
• the creation of oxygen by plant through photosynthesis.  

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Which of the following best describes what happens during precipitation? 

• Water from the land is returned to the ocean 
• Ocean water is evaporated into the atmosphere 
• Water from the atmosphere is returns to Earth's surface 
• Water vapor in the atmosphere is condensed into clouds. 

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A student looks outside her window after it has rained. She sees many puddles of water. later that same day, the puddles are gone. Which process explains why the puddles are gone? 

• accumulation of runoff
• precipitation 
• evaporation 
• condensation 

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Which of the following is a part of the water cycle? 

• The earth rotating or spinning on its axis every 24 hours
• The heat of the sun causes water to evaporate and rise in the air 
• The changes in the appearance of the moon
• Wind changing the formation of rocks over time

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What provides the energy for  the water cycle? 

• The water 
• The earth 
• The moon
• The sun

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Which of the following describes the process of condensation? 

• The heat of the sun causes water to evaporate and rise in the air 
• Water droplets getting larger and returning back to Earth. 
• Water vapor turns back into drops of water forming clouds 
• Water gathering on land and running into the ocean

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Condensation creates-

• rain 
• clouds
• ice
• groundwater 

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