The Water Cycle

This picture shows that water never ends its movement between Earth's surface and the air. What is the name for what this picture shows?

• The soil cycle

• the rock cycle

• the water cycle

• the carbon cycle

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Which word describes the change of state from a liquid to a gas?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• temperature

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Water moves back and forth between Earth's surface and the air. Which of these is the way that liquid water moves from the air to the ground?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• water cycle

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Fresh water is found in many places on Earth. Which of these places holds fresh water?

• ponds and seas

• lakes and oceans

• rivers and streams

• The Atlantic Ocean

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Water is found in many places on Earth. Which of these places has only frozen water?

• the air

• the soil

• a glacier

• an ocean

Most of the water that falls as rain comes from the ocean. Which list shows the correct order of how water from the ocean becomes rain?

• condensation, evaporation, precipitation

• condensation, precipitation, evaporation

• evaporation, precipitation, condensation

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation

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Water vapor that is cooled and forms droplets is called -

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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After condensation occurs, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to Earth in different forms of -

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transporation

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Precipitation occurs because -

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

• the droplets are too light for the air to hold

• it's time to build a snowman

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The ____________ is the driving force of the Earth's water cycle.

• sun

• moon

• stars

• clouds

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