Water Cycle AKS 3b Interim Review

What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago?

• The total amount of water on earth changes gradually over time.

• There will probably be the same amount of water on the planet a billion years from now.

• There have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the last billion years.

• There will be much less water on earth one billion years from now.

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In the rain forest there is an abundance of rain due to the plants and trees. Which process adds water to the atmosphere at a very high rate in the rain forest due to the plants and trees?

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Accumulation

• Condensation

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When a molecule of water vapor loses energy(slows down) as temperatures drop high in the atmosphere ______________________occurs.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• infiltration

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Jen designed an investigation to determine the conditions that lead to the cycling of water. She started by drawing the diagram shown. Which statement best describes how the Sun affects the process found at Y?

• The Sun causes surface water to condense into the atmosphere where it precipitates to form clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of precipitation.

• The Sun causes surface water to evaporate into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of condensation.

• The Sun causes surface water to evaporate into the atmosphere where it condenses to form clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of precipitation.

• The Sun causes surface water to condense into the atmosphere where it forms clouds. Water falls from the clouds in the process of evaporation.

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Darla is trying to discover how sunlight affects evaporation. She finds two containers that are exactly the same. She puts the same amount of water in each container. She puts one container in a sunny window and the other in a dark closet. After three days, what will Darla find?

• Both containers have more water than they did three days ago.

• The water from the container in the window has partially evaporated.

• Both containers have the same amount of water as three days ago.

• The water from the container in the closet has completely evaporated.

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Clouds are formed when water ___________ from the surface of the Earth and _____________ in the air.

• condenses, evaporates

• evaporates, condenses

• condenses, precipitates

• precipitates, condenses

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Heat from the sun causes water molecules to gain energy and speed up. This will lead to _______________.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• infiltration

• accumulation

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A student takes a bottle of cold water from the refrigerator and leaves it on the counter. Ten minutes later, the student noticed there is now water on the outside of the bottle. What scientific phenomenon explains the water on the outside of the bottle? AKS 3b

• Condensation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle increased causing water droplets to form.

• Condensation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle decreased causing the water droplets to form.

• Evaporation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle increased causing the water droplets to form.

• Evaporation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle decreased causing the water droplets to form.

In science class, lab partners are designing an experiment that shows the important steps of the water cycle.  For their experimental design, which of the following procedures could best be used to demonstrate the difference between condensation and evaporation?

• To show condensation, the lab partners must increase the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature.

• To show condensation, the lab partners must decrease the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature.

• To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature.

• To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature.

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Refer to the diagram above of a student’s lab setup of the water cycle. In this experiment, the total amount of water inside the container is measured at the beginning and then again after a full cycle has occurred. Which of the following best predicts the outcome of the experiment and explains why? AKS 3b

• The beginning amount of water in the container would be less than the ending amount of water in the container because the water evaporated, decreasing the water level.

• The beginning amount of water in the container would be more than the ending amount of water in the container because the process of condensation increases the water level.

• The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated increased the water level but then came back as precipitation which decreased the water level again.

• The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated decreased the water level but then came back as precipitation which increased the water level again

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