Water Cycle Test Prep

How would water vapor cooling and forming clouds impact the water cycle?

• by increasing runoff

• by increasing evaporation

• by increasing precipitation

• by increasing transpiration

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How does a decrease in temperature turn water vapor back into a liquid?

• through condensation

• through transpiration

• through precipitation

• through evaporation

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How does water from the ocean return to lakes in the mountains?

• Rivers bring water away from the oceans and to the mountains.

• Underground water reservoirs move water from the ocean to the

  mountains.

• The rotation of the Earth causes evaporation of the ocean’s water,

  which allows the winds to blow the moisture to the mountains.

• The sun’s energy causes evaporation of the ocean’s water, which

  condenses into clouds, precipitates, and refills bodies of water in the

  mountains.

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After a hot sunny day, a plant withers and dries up. Which explains how this happens?

• The hot sun causes precipitation of the plant’s water.

• The hot sun causes respiration of the plant’s water.

• The hot sun causes transpiration of the plant’s water.

• The hot sun causes condensation of the plant’s water.

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What causes ocean water to evaporate in the water cycle?

• energy from the sun

• energy from ocean waves

• energy from Earth's rotation

• energy from Earth's moon

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As water vapor condenses into liquid, which of the following can be formed?

• ice

• steam

• frost

• clouds

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The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water on Earth. Which part of the water cycle is directly responsible for returning water to the soil?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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In the morning, students observed puddles of water all over the playground. What would BEST explain why the playground was dry in the afternoon?

• Animals drank the water.

• The wind stopped blowing.

• Someone dried the puddles.

• The water evaporated during the day.

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Which of these factors causes water to evaporate fastest?

• high temperatures

• high humidity

• slow winds

• slow runoff

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A glass of cold water is set on a desktop. Later that day, beads of water had formed on the outside of the glass. The MOST likely explanation for the beads of water is that

• some water dripped over the side.

• the water soaked through the glass.

• water vapor condensed on the sides.

• someone sprayed the glass with water.

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