Moisture in the Atmosphere Review

In the water cycle, the sun provides

• energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and rivers.
• water for evaporation to happen. 
• energy to produce electricity. 
• water for condensation to happen. 

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Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

• condesantion
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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What is D?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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does warm water evaporate quicker than cold water

• true 
• false

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The temperature at which water vapor condenses is the 

• relative humidity
• humidity
• freezing point
• dew point

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What is adiabatic cooling?

• Air condenses as it rises

• Temperature of air increases as it rises and expands

• Air condenses as it falls

• Temperature of air decreases as it rises and expands

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In adiabatic cooling, what happens when rising air cools to the dew point?

• It expands

• Clouds form

• It keeps rising

• It begins to sink

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