Earth Science Review

The water cycle moves water from place to place on Earth. The illustration below shows some of the steps in the water cycle.

Which of the following best describes what is happening in Box L?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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Faith makes a model by using a cup, some water, and plastic wrap. After Faith places the model near a sunny window, she notices that moisture forms on the inside of the plastic wrap.

What is Faith observing as the moisture continues to collect on the plastic wrap?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• The boiling point of water

• Precipitation

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In science class, students are making a model of the water cycle with different objects and materials. As part of their model, students have a glass filled with water and ice. There are droplets of water forming on the outer surface of the glass.

Which part of the water cycle do the water droplets represent?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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During the water cycle, water goes through different phases. Which table shows the correct

order of three phases in the water cycle, starting with falling rain?

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More water leaves the oceans through evaporation than is added to the oceans through precipitation. Which process keeps ocean water levels from dropping?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Runoff

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How would Earth most likely be affected if less water evaporated from the oceans during

the water cycle?

• Ocean water levels would increase and there would be less precipitation.

• Ocean water levels would decrease, and precipitation would stay the same.

• Ocean water levels would stay the same and there would be more precipitation.

• Ocean water levels would not be affected, and precipitation would stay the same.

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During the day, a family was at the beach when they noticed clouds forming over the

ocean. Later, at night, they saw no clouds. Why would fewer clouds form over the ocean at night?

• The Moon evaporates the water in the clouds.

• Rain clouds dry up because of the Sun's heat.

• Clouds move to the closest mountains in the area.

• If there is no sunlight less water gets evaporated for cloud formation.

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Which series of steps is in the correct order to describe how ocean water becomes rain,

snow, or some other form of precipitation?

• 1. The sun warms the ocean. 2. Water vapor rises into the air. 3. Water collects in clouds. 4. Rain, snow, or other precipitation falls.

• 1. Water collects in clouds. 2. The sun warms the ocean. 3. Rain, snow, or other precipitation falls. 4. Water vapor rises into the air.

• 1. The sun warms the ocean. 2. Water vapor rises into the air. 3. Rain, snow, or other precipitation falls. 4. Water collects in clouds.

• 1. Rain, snow, or other precipitation falls. 2. Water collects in clouds. 3. Water vapor rises into the air. 4. The sun warms the ocean.

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 A person goes outside and finds hail stones on the ground. Which type of weather is most likely to have hail?

• Snowstorm

• Thunderstorm

• Ice Storm

• Dust Storm

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What kind of weather would be expected if cirrus clouds are in the sky?

• Cirrus clouds mean fair weather is ahead.

• Cirrus clouds come before strong winds.

• Cirrus clouds appear just before storms form.

• Cirrus clouds form when it is going to turn cold.

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