Water Cycle Pretest

What order of water cycle phase changes would an ice cube most likely go through when it is put into a glass outside in the sun?

• Precipitation, freezing, condensation

• Condensation, melting, freezing

• melting, evaporation, condensation

• evaporation, precipitation, melting

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Abby left a glass of water on the side walk on summer morning. When she came back in the afternoon there was less water in the glass, and the sidewalk was very dry. What happened to the water?

• It evaporated in the sunlight.

• It froze and a dog ate it.

• It leaked out of the glass onto the side walk.

• There is not enough information to tell.

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Before water vapor in the air conditioner condenses into clouds, the air must become ______ than it was when the water evaporated​

• cooler

• drier

• warmer

• lighter

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Which type of weather would be caused by the condensation step in the water cycle?

• hail

• wind

• fog

• rain

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Clouds can block the sunlight and make the weather cooler. What step in the water cycle causes cloudy weather?

• runoff

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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_______ is made up of tiny droplets of water or ice.

• The air

• The weather

• A solid

• A cloud

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Which term below refers to water that falls to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transfiguration

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What energy source helps evaporate water from the Earth's surface in the water cycle?

• Sun

• Moon

• Plants

• Gasoline

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What step of the water cycle is this?

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• rain

• hail

• sleet

• All of these

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