The Water Cycle

The sum total of all water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the:

• Biosphere

• Terrasphere

• Hydrosphere

• Liquisphere

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to sink

• It causes it to evaporate

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

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Which of the following describes condensation?

• Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid.

• Water becoming ice in a freezer

• Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

• Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

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.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is      D?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Transpiration

• Valleys