Water Cycle Review

What is precipitation?

• water vapor rising into the atmosphere

• rain, hail, sleet, snow

• runoff and collection

• clouds

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The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 

• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

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The water cycle has

• a beginning and an end. 
• no beginning and no end. 

• only a beginning. 
• only an end. 

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Water running off the land surface

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Transpiration

• Run-off

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What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Transpiration

• Valleys

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What is the process of matter changing from a liquid to a gas?

• Crystallization

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Condensation

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