Water Distribution and the Water Cycle

Choose the types of precipitation.

• rain

• sleet

• fog

• hail

• snow

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Process by which water vapor changes to a liquid

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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Process when liquid changes to a gas

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

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The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves is

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back is

• surface runoff

• transpiration

• condensation

• water cycle

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Water that flows across land and collects in rivers, streams, and eventually the ocean is called

• groundwater

• surface runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

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What is the primary energy source that drives the Earth’s water cycle between the atmosphere, oceans and land?

• wind

• sunlight

• rotation of Earth

• ocean currents

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Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?

• 3%

• 77%

• 30%

• 97%

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Most of Earth’s fresh water is in the form of

• lakes and rivers

• water vapor

• ice

• groundwater

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Which sources of fresh water are easily accessible for humans?

• groundwater, ice and water vapor

• lakes and rivers, groundwater and ice

• lakes and rivers and groundwater

• water vapor, lakes and rivers