Heating the Earth's Atmosphere

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

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

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

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Forms of precipitation are-

• only sleet and snow
• rain, sleet, hail, and snow
• only dew and rain 
• only snow and rain

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What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?

• Hail
• Sleet
• Rain
• Snow

For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?

• Above 0 degrees celsius
• Below 0 degrees celsius
• Freezing
• Warmer at the ground than high in the air

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Hail can usually only happen in which season?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall