Water Cycle Vocabulary

The process of liquid turning into a gas

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• runoff

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The water cycle is the movement of water through Earth and _____.

• space

• the ocean

• the atmosphere

• the clouds

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Evaporation occurs when the sun ____ water.

• freezes

• heats

• blows

• touches

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Water droplets are formed during _____.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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The extra water that flows back to the ocean.

• run off

• transpiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of _____.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• runoff

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Water vapor from plants is called _________.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• runoff

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During condensation, water is going from a ___ to a ___.

• gas - liquid

• liquid - gas

• gas - solid

• solid - liquid

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