Water Cycle

How much salt water covers the earth?

• 55%

• 65%

• 75%

• 85%

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The changes to water when it cycles on the Earth

• The moon cycle

• The water cycle

• The sun cycle

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When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

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Water that evaporates from the ocean

• contains sand and salt

• does not contain salt

• contains salt

• contains sand

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After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to Earth in different forms. What is that called?

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What are the forms of precipitation. Mark all that apply

• Sleet and snow

• dew and rain

• rain and hail

• rain and snow

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Precipitation occurs because

• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

• the droplets are to light for the air to hold

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the cloud is crying

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The sun's energy

• changes daily

• directly causes evaporation

• is needed to warm us

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If water was heated in an experiment by a hot plate to model the water cycle, the hot plate represents

• the wind

• the moon

• the sun

• the ocean

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