Water Cycle, Clouds, & Precipitation

Where does the energy needed for the Water Cycle come from?

• The Moon

• Fossil Fuels

• The Sun

• Electricity

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What is the process called when water vapor becomes liquid water?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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What is it called when water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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What bodies of water make up approximately 75% of the Earth’s surface?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Ice caps

• Oceans

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Clouds are made of:

• Water vapor

• Water droplets or ice crystals

• Frogs

• Toxic chemicals

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Clouds can be broken down into these four categories:

• Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus, and Cumulonimbus

• Water vapor, water droplets, ice crystals, and dew

• High clouds, Middle clouds, Low clouds, and Clouds with vertical growth

• Rain, snow, sleet, and hail

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Fog, which forms very close to the ground, is an example of what kind of cloud?

• Stratus

• Altocumulus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

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What is not true about stratus clouds?

• They are the high, thin and wispy clouds

• They usually bring rain or snow

• They cover the sky and have a cooling effect on the Earth

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What is not true about cumulus clouds?

• They look like cotton balls

• They are often seen on rainy days

• They are often seen with fair weather, like on sunny days

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Cumulonimbus clouds are:

• Thunderstorms with heavy rain

• Flat and gray

• Small and fluffy

• Thin and wispy

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