Which example is a form of precipitation?

• Dew

• Fog

• Frost

• Hail

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In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

• Over the ocean

• Over the mountains

• Over the rainforest

• Over the desert

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As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

• The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

• The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

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What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Water in its gas form is called water vapor,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What is D?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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Precipitation means...

• water vapor cooling to form clouds

• water running downhill

• water falling from the sky

• water heating up and rising as gas