Energy & The Water Cycle: HMH pgs 237-251

The process by which liquid water gains enough energy to form water vapor is called ___________________.

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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The release of water vapor into the air by plants is called _____________________.

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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As air cools water vapor may change to liquid water. This process of gas becoming a liquid is called _____________________.

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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Any form of water that falls to Earth from the clouds is called this.

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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Deposition is when water vapor changes directly from a gas to a solid. This often occurs ______________________. Select all that apply

• on top of high mountains

• near the ocean

• where temperatures are very low

• high in the atmosphere

Which of the following processes can move water into the atmosphere from Earth's surface (pg 241)?

• evaporation

• circulation

• transpiration

• sublimation

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Where can water in the atmosphere come from? Select all that apply.

• oceans

• plants

• puddles

• space

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Most of the Earth's FRESH water is locked up in which of the following (pg 248)?

• oceans

• icebergs

• glaciers

• lakes

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The water cycle is movement of water among which of the following (pg 249)?

• land

• atmosphere

• outer space

• living things

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Runoff ___________________________. Choose all that apply.

• is much like precipitation

• is water that flows across the Earth's surface

• is water that flows into the ground

• will often flow into rivers or lakes

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