Water cycle

Condensation is when...

• A liquid turns to gas.
• A gas turns to liquid.
• A liquid turns to ice.
• All of the answers.

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What changes water from one state to another.

• An airplane.
• Gravity
• A change in temperature.
• None of the answers.

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What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

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Which example is a form of precipitation?

• Dew

• Fog

• Frost

• Hail

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How is transpiration important to the water cycle?

• It is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants back into the atmosphere allowing the cycle to continue.

• It results in the deposition of water vapor directly as ice, so water changes states causing the cycle to move to the next phase.

• It allows plants to absorb water through their roots which is then precipitated back into the atmosphere.

• It permits the diffusion of water from the surface to water tables deep underground which restores groundwater supplies.

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In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

• Over the ocean

• Over the mountains

• Over the rainforest

• Over the desert

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What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

• The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

• The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

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The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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This diagram shows four phases of the water cycle. Which phase of the water cycle is affected most directly by heat from the sun?

• phase L

• phase M

• phase N

• phase O

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Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, Y, and Y labeled. What do the arrows X and Y represent?

• Sea and land breezes along the coastline.

• Formation of dew as cold air sinks.

• Run-off of surface water and movement of ground water toward sea level.

• Tidal flooding and erosion of the river bank.

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