Quiz about Water Cycle

Question 1

What is A?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 2

What is B?

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Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 3

What is D?

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Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Runoff

Question 4

Precipitation means...

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water falling from the sky

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water vapor cooling to form clouds

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water running downhill

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water heating up and rising as gas

Question 5

Runoff means...

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water running downhill

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water vapor cooling to form clouds

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water falling from the sky

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water heating up and rising as gas

Question 6

Condensation means...

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water vapor cooling to form clouds

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water running downhill

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water falling from the sky

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water heating up and rising as gas

Question 7

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

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runoff

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evaporating

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condensing

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precipitating

Question 8

Evaporation means...

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water heating up and rising as gas

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water vapor cooling to form clouds

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water running downhill

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water falling from the sky

Question 9

During evaporation water changes from ...

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liquid to water vapor (gas)

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water vapor (gas) to liquid

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water vapor (gas) to solid ice

Question 10

During condensation water changes from ....

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water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

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solid ice to liquid water

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liquid water to water vapor (gas)

Question 11

Liquid water turns into gas and rises into the sky in....

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evaporation

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precipitation

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condensation

Question 12

Water falls from the sky in...

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

Question 13

_____________________ is the step of the water cycle where the Sun heats up liquid water in a puddle and turns it into water vapor gas.

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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precipitation

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runoff

Question 14

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

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accumulation

Question 15

What is the water cycle?

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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the 3 forms of water

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when water melts

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when clouds form

Question 16

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

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condensation

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precipitation

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evaporation

Question 17

Which is the opposite of condensation?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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runoff

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precipitation

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transpiration

Question 18

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

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accumulation

Question 19

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

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 20

When water _________, dew forms.

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Condenses

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Melts

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Evaporates

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Precipitates

Question 21

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

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the sun

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the earth

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water

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the moon

Question 22

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

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heavy

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cold

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light

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hot

Question 23

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

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heats up

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cools

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freezes

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lights up

Question 24

During which stage do clouds form?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 25

What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

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aquifer

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glacier

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well

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natural spring

Question 26

The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called

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the water cycle

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the moon cycle

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the sun cycle

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the wind cycle

Question 27

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

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evaporation

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condensation

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transpiration

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runoff

Question 28

Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-

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fresh water

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recycled water

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new water

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salt water

Question 29

When water vapor s cooled and forms droplets-

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Condensation

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Evaportation

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Transpiration

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Run-off

Question 30

After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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ground water

Question 31

Precipitation occurs because

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the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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the droplets evaporate in the air

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the droplets are too light for the air to hold

Question 32

More evaporation occurs

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during the day

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at night

Question 33

The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.

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sun

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moon

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stars

Question 34

How much of Earth's freshwater is available for use?

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1%

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97%

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3%

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2%

Question 35

Which is the opposite of condensation?

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evaporation

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runoff

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precipitation

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transpiration

Question 36

How are the processes of evaporation and condensation similar?

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They both involve a change in the states of matter.

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Are observed only in the areas that have high winds

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occurs when water is heated by the energy from the sun.

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occurs when water is moved between the ocean and the land

Question 37

What part of the water cycle is shown on the chart below. Make sure to look at the letters!

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y=transpiration

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w=precipitation

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z-evaporation

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x=condensation

Question 38

When developing a model of the cycling of water between the land, ocean, and atmosphere, one must include the forces that propel the water. For the model, these forces would be which of the following?

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The sun's radiation and gravity

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Rivers, streams and Tributaries

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Plants, animals, and human activity

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The polar ice caps and oceans

Question 39

Which of the following processes contributes most to the movement of water from land to the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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Precipiation

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Condensation

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Crystallization

Question 40

Gravity plays a major role in the global movement of water in which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

Water flowing in rivers and streams

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The expansion of water as it turns into ice

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Water vapor rising into the atmosphere

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The shifting of ocean currents as they strike land

Question 41

The layer of gas surrounding plant Earth that is held in place by gravity.

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

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Radiant Energy

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Evaporation

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Percolation

Question 42

The main source of energy for the water cycle.

Accepted Answer

Radiant Energy

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Transpiration

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Run off

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Gravity

Question 43

Rain or surface water that drains or flows from the land into lakes, rivers and oceans.

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Run Off

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Radiant Energy

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

Question 44

Water that soaks into the ground and moves downward through the cracks in the rock and soil.

Accepted Answer

Percolation

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Precipitation

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Groundwater

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Evaporation

Question 45

Change of a liquid into a gas or vapor.

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Percolation

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Condensation

Question 46

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky.

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Water cycle

Question 47

Water that is in cracks or pores in the underground soil and rock layers.

Accepted Answer

Groundwater

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Water cycle

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Percolation

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Evaporation

Question 48

The movement of water both on and above the Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Water cycle

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Gravity

Question 49

The process by which crystals form.

Accepted Answer

Crystallization

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Precipitation

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Transpiration

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Percolation

Question 50

The process during which plants release moisture into the air.

Accepted Answer

transpiration

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evaporation

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Precipitation

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Condensation

Question 51

When water vapor loses thermal energy and becomes a liquid (cloud)

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Precipitation

Question 52

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Radiant Energy

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Sun

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Force

Question 53

What is c?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 54

What is E?

Accepted Answer

Runoff

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 55

What is F?

Accepted Answer

Percolation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 56

What is G?

Accepted Answer

Groundwater

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Evaporation

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Percolation

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Run off

Water Cycle

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