The Water Cycle

Which of these changes of state would involve water absorbing energy?

• condensation

• deposition

• evaporation

• freezing

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In which form does water rise into the atmosphere when it evaporates?

• water vapor

• water droplets

• snow

• ice

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What process is happening step A?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

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The process in which water vapor is released into the atmosphere through plants.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

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The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface because of gravity.

• accumulation

• precipitation

• condensation

• surface runoff

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Select the two key forces that drive the water cycle!

• Gravity

• Nuclear Energy

• Radiant energy (the sun)

• Transnational Chemistry

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In order for evaporation to occur, liquid water must change state into a ___________.

• gas

• solid

• plasma

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______________ is the step in the water cycle that moves the most amount of water up into the atmosphere.

• Condensation

• Crystallization

• Evaporation

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What process is happening step B?

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

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