WED and Water Cycle Review

What process is occurring at location D in the diagram above?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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The sun's energy causes changes on Earth. Which of the following is a change caused by the sun?

• The sun's energy causes lava to boil and erupt from volcanoes.

• The sun's energy melts snow crystals in clouds, causing rain.

• The sun's energy is reflected off high mountains, causing cold temperatures.

• The sun's energy heats the Earth, contributing to evaporation.

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This picture shows a desert sand arch. What type of erosion most likely caused this arch to form?

• ice

• wind

• water

• chemical

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When water freezes and expands in the crack pictured above, the crack will --

• keep its shape

• get more narrow

• get wider

• disappear

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Most rivers form a delta at the mouth of the river where it flows into another body of water. The delta is made of silt that drops out of the water when the flow of the river decreases as it enters the other body of water. The formation of a river delta is an example of --

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• deposition

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What interaction between water and earth materials is an example of the weathering process?

• Heavy rains wash soil and sediment down a hillside.

• A glacier moves across the landscape, dropping rocks and soil as it moves.

• Water freezes in tiny holes inside a rock, breaking the rock apart as the ice expands.

• A flood carries sediment that settles in a new location.

One afternoon, heavy rains caused small pebbles to pile up at the bottom of a rocky hill. Which processes caused this to occur?

• erosion and deposition

• weathering and runoff

• erosion and weathering

• weathering and deposition

Which step of the water cycle describes condensation?

• Water runs off into lakes.

• Water vapor cools to form a cloud in the sky.

• The sun heats up a lake and makes water vapor.

• Water falls to the Earth as rain.

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One sunny morning, a boy left a shallow bowl of water on the window ledge in his kitchen. He meant to put the water on the floor for his cat. When he returned home from school, most of the water was gone. Which energy sources most likely caused the change?

• heat energy from the kitchen stove

• heat energy stored in the window ledge

• heat energy from the sun

• heat energy stored in the bowl

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The picture shows water droplets on a blade of grass in the early morning hours. Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces overnight are called dew. What process is most likely causing the water droplets to form on the grass?

• weathering

• evaporation

• runoff

• condensation

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