Water Cycle

What is the role of the SUN in the water cycle?

• Provide heat energy for evaporation.

• Provide heat energy for condensation.

• Dry out the soil for runoff to occur.

• Provide thermal energy for accumulation.

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Forms of PRECIPITATION are ________________.

• Only sleet and snow

• Rain, sleet, hail, and snow

• Only dew and rain 

• Only snow and rain

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______ is when water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor.

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• runoff

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation

• evaporation

• sublimation

• transpiration

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy

• cold, sunny

• warm, rainy

• warm, sunny

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Which of these is NOT an example of PRECIPITATION?

• rain

• clouds

• sleet

• snow

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What do we call water in its GAS state?

• rain

• snow

• ice

• water vapor

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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True or False

The greatest amount of water found on earth is fresh water.

• True

• False

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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