Water in the Atmosphere

Let's imagine that you spent some time outside yesterday. You noticed that a puddle on the roadway was getting smaller and smaller over time. Which step in the water cycle would cause this?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• crystallization

Look at the pictured weather forecast. Which is the first day of the week that shows evidence of condensation occurring?

• Thursday

• Friday

• Saturday

• Sunday

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After the science lesson on the water cycle, Javier started thinking about what drives it. He knows energy is needed to drive the water cycle, so which two things drive the water cycle? Choose the two that apply.

• gravity

• the Sun

• condensation

• temperature

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The process where molecules of liquid water are heated by the Sun, speed up, and turn into a gas is called...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• humidity

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The process where water vapor changes into liquid water is called...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• humidity

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The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air is called...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• humidity

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Any form of water (rain, snow, sleet, etc.) that falls from clouds and reaches the Earth's surface is called...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• humidity

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What describes the way that water moves through Earth's systems?

• rock cycle

• water cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• carbon cycle

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