Water Cycle & Weather

The circuit is a system. If this circuit was to represent the water cycle on Earth, which component represents the Sun's energy?

• Battery

• Light bulb

• Switch

• Wire

A glass of cold water is set on a desktop. Later that day, beads of water had formed on the outside of the glass. The most likely explanation for the beads of water is that-

• some water dripped over the side.

• the water soaked through the glass.

• someone sprayed the glass with water.

• water vapor condensed on the sides.

Rain, hail, and snow are all examples of __________.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Weathering

The diagram shows the water cycle.

What causes the water to evaporate and change to water vapor?

• Condensing

• Heating

• Cooling

• Precipitation

The picture shows the water cycle.

In which part of the water cycle does water change from a liquid to a gas?

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

• Part 4

In the cloud marked with a question mark, what process in the water cycle is taking place?

• Absorption

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

The rain showers in the morning formed puddles on the ground. In the afternoon, the puddles were not there. What is the BEST explanation for what happened to the puddles?

• Condensation turned the puddles into fog.

• Evaporation changed the puddles into water vapor.

• Precipitation caused the puddles to flow away.

• Deposition settling the water in a new place.

In which part of the water cycle does precipitation take place?

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3

• Part 4

Students use a rain gauge to measure how much rain falls each day for three weeks. They record the information in their notebooks. At the end of three

weeks, which question could the students best answer using the collected data?

• When will the next rainfall happen?

• Does it rain the same amount every day?

• How much rain does grass need to grow?

• How much rain soaks into the soil?

What is this weather tool?

• Thermometer

• Wind sock

• Rain Gauge

• Anemometer