Water Cycle

What is a cycle?

• thick cloud with round top and flat base

• a repeated sequence of events

• water or other liquid in small amounts

• tool used to measure wind speed and direction

What is a cloud?

• tool used to measure temperature

• a thin flat cloud that is low in the atmosphere

• the amount of moisture in the air

• a collection of water or ice particles in the air

What is humidity?

• a tiny drop

• the amount of moisture in the air

• a thin flat cloud that is low in the atmosphere

• tool used to measure wind speed and direction

What is surface water?

• to change into a gas or steam

• the amount of moisture in the air

• water on the surface of the Earth such as streams, rivers, oceans, and lakes

• tool used to measure temperature

What happens once groundwater reaches a layer of rock in the ground that it cannot pass through?

• it is soaked up by that layer of rock and dirt

• it creates an aquifer

• it creates a reservoir

• it evaporates

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People get fresh water from

• reservoirs

• lakes and rivers

• pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells

• all of the above

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What are clouds made of?

• dry air

• water

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

• condesantion
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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