Quiz about Water Cycle

Question 1

Water cycle

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor

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The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.

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The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Question 2

Evaporation...

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The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.

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The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Question 3

Condensation...

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The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor

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The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

Question 4

Precipitation...

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The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor

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The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.

Question 5

What is the water cycle?

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the path water takes from Earth to the clouds and back again

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the process through which water evaporates

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the path water takes from the mountain top to the soil

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the process of water falling from the clouds

Question 6

Evaporation happens when water gets warmed by the Sun. Water changes from a liquid to an invisible gas called:

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water vapor

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monoxide

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nitrogen

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propane

Question 7

In which part of the water cycle does water vapor changes to liquid water?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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runoffcon

Question 8

What do water droplets form?

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clouds

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condensation

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nutrients

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humidity

Question 9

Water is released from the clouds in the form of ______, snow, sleet, or hail.

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rain

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clouds

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heat

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vapor

Question 10

Different forms of water that fall from the sky.

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sleet, rain, snow, hail

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hot, liquid, snow, sleet

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snow, still, invisible, cold

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cold, sleet, white, snow

Question 11

What is precipitation?

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any form of water that falls from the sky

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the sweat from our bodies on hot days

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the gas that we use in furnaces and ovens.

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warm air, but not cole snow or sleet

Question 12

Which is an example of precipitation?

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snow

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clouds

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rivers

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groundwater

Question 13

The major source of energy in the water cycle is

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the sun.

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evaporation.

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the ocean.

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water vapor.

Question 14

A cloud is shown beneath the bridge. The form of water is called ...

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fog

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snow

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rain

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sleet

Question 15

Which type of precipitation consists of frozen rain drops?

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sleet

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hail

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snow

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fog

Question 16

When Maria went for a walk early in the morning, she noticed the ground water was wet. It had not rained overnight, but there were water droplets on the grass.

What best explains why the water droplets formed on the grass?

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The air temperature became cooler

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clouds formed

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The Sun went down

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Winds became strong

Question 17

Which fact best explains why most evaporation happens in the oceans?

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About 97 percent of Earth's is ocean water

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Ocean water is salty

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There are mountain ranges on the ocean floor

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Fewer clouds block sunlight over the ocean.

Question 18

What happens when the Sun's energy warms ocean water?

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The water evaporates

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The water collects

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The water condenses

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The water precipitates

Question 19

Which two things interact most in the water cycle?

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Oceans and the Sun

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Oceans and the Moon

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Lakes and the Moon

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Lakes and the Sun

Question 20

Which relationship results in the highest level of evaporation from Earth's water reservoirs?

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greatest surface area and most direct sunlight

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greatest surface area and least direct sunlight

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least surface area and most direct sunlight

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least surface area and least direct sunlight

Question 21

How does the ocean affect weather on Earth?

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Water evaporates from the ocean, causing clouds to from and send rain back to Earth.

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Waves in the ocean push on the air above, which causes storms to form

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Salt in the ocean dries the air above, causing the air to heat up and rise.

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Water in the ocean is cooler than the air above, which causes the air temperature to remain low.

Question 22

Ocean water is usually not used for drinking or watering crops. Which property of ocean water makes it less usable for drinking or watering crops than the water from rivers and streams?

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Ocean water contains salt

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Ocean water contains sand

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Ocean water is far away from many people

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Ocean water has many organisms living in it

Question 23

Which process in the water cycle returns water to the atmosphere?

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

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transpiration

Question 24

Puddles on a sidewalk are evaporating quickly. What most likely causes the puddles to evaporate?

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heat

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clouds

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air

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water

Question 25

Which is an example of condensation?

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moisture on mirror after hot shower

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water boiling in a pot

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water being absorbed

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salt being removed from water

Question 26

After Todd took a hot shower, he noticed that the bathroom mirror looked foggy. He could not see his reflection. Which statement best explains what happened?

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Water evaporated when it touched the hot mirrors surface

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Water vapor condensed when it touched the cold mirrors surface

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water froze on the mirror because its surface was cold

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Hot water splashed on the mirror and heated its surface

Question 27

Run - off is...

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nothing more than water "running off" the land surface. Just as the water you wash your car with runs off down the driveway as you work, the rain that Mother Nature covers the landscape with runs off downhill, too (due to gravity)

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earth quakes

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asteroids

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invasion

Question 28

Bernie puts some ice in a cup and poured some cold tea over the ice. He set the filled cup on the kitchen table. In a few minutes he noticed that there were drops of water all over the outside of the cup. Where did the drops of water most likely come from?

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They condensed out of the air surrounding the cold cup.

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They evaporated out of the air above the cold liquid.

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They dripped off the ice cubes as he put them into the cup.

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They came off his hands after holding the melting ice cubes.

Question 29

Water runs down creeks and rivers until it flows into the ocean. At what stage in the water cycle does the water return to the creeks and rivers?

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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vapor formation

Question 30

Padma took a bottle of water with her when she went to play soccer. She wanted to make sure none of it evaporated from the bottle while she was playing. What should she do to keep the water from evaporating?

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Put the top on tightly and leave it in the shade.

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Screw the top on loosely and set it in the Sun.

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Leave the top off the bottle and set it in the Sun.

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Screw the top on loosely and keep it in the shade.

Question 31

1. On a cold day in winter, Jasmine breathed on the cold car window. The window fogged up enough so that she could write her name on the glass with her finger. Why did the fog form on the window?

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The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.

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Her warm breath caused precipitation when it hit the cold air.

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The warmth of her breath melted the clear layer of ice on the window.

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Her breath contained moisture droplets that evaporated against the window.

Question 32

If Walter puts a bucket of water out in the Sun on a hot, windy day, what will happen to the water level in the bucket?

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A. The water level will go down as the water evaporates from the bucket.

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A. The water level will rise as water condenses from the air above the bucket.

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A. The water level will stay the same since the water is protected from the wind.

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A. The water level will only go down if the wind makes water splash out of the bucket.

Water Cycle

32 questions

Water cycle

Evaporation...

Condensation...

Precipitation...

What is the water cycle?

Evaporation happens when water gets warmed by the Sun. Water changes from a liquid to an invisible gas called:

In which part of the water cycle does water vapor changes to liquid water?

What do water droplets form?

Water is released from the clouds in the form of ______, snow, sleet, or hail.

Different forms of water that fall from the sky.

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