The Water Cycle

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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Camilla put water in two flat, uncovered pans. She placed one pan in a sunny spot and put the other pan in a shady spot. She left the pans for 12 hours, then returned and measured the water in both pans. What MOST likely happened to the water in the pan.

• More water evaporated from the pan exposed to sunshine.

• More water evaporated from the pan left in the shade.

• The same amount of water evaporated from both pans.

• No water evaporated from either pan.

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Energy from the Sun changes ocean water to a gas. This sentence describes which step in the water cycle?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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Which effect do rapidly cooling temperatures have on the water cycle?

• Water droplets evaporate into vapor

• Water vapor condenses into droplets

• Condensation evaporates into precipitation

• Precipitation condenses into water droplets

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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

Which process is missing from the water cycle diagram?

• pressure

• moisture

• absorption

• condensation

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The picture shows the water cycle. In which part of the water cycle does the water change from a liquid to a gas?

• part 1

• part 2

• part 3

• part 4

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Which is NOT a process involved in the water cycle?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• fixation

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When water vapor rises and cools, the liquid water in the air comes together forming

• wind

• clouds

• lightning

• tornadoes

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Water evaporates mostly from

• land

• snow

• clouds

• oceans

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