Water Cycle Quiz

At which location on this water cycle diagram does evaporation occur?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

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What part of the water cycle is taking place at location C of this diagram?

Responses

• condensation

• precipitation

• infiltration

• evaporation

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One example of condensation is when little particles of water in the air form water drops. Condensation can also be observed on the outside of a drinking glass that contains a cold liquid. Which of the following is an example of condensation that occurs during the water cycle?

• Clouds forming

• Rainfall

• Flowing water in a river

• Water drying up on a sidewalk

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Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the water cycle?

• The sun causes water from bodies of water to evaporate and enter the atmosphere.

• The source of energy that causes the movement of water within the water cycle is the sun.

• The source of energy that causes the movement of water within the water cycle is photosynthesis.

• Water accumulates from rivers and creeks into larger bodies of water like lakes and oceans.

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Rain, hail, sleet and snow are all examples of

Responses

• deposition

• frozen water.

• tornado warning signs.

• precipitation

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Planet Earth is called the blue planet because it has so much water. Water drives the weather on Earth. What is the energy source that drives the water cycle and gives us weather on Earth?

• winds in Earth’s atmosphere

• energy from the Sun

• ocean tides

• energy inside of Earth

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Kasey spilled some of her water bottle on her clothes at lunch. By the time she got on the bus to go home, her clothes were dry. Which statement is a reasonable explanation for why her clothes were no longer wet?

• Kasey's clothes dried because the water dripped out of her clothes.

• Kasey's clothes dried because she put them in a clothes dryer.

• Kasey's clothes dried because her body heat dried them.

• Kasey's clothes dried because the water evaporated into the air.

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During the water cycle, the sun's energy evaporates water from the surface of Earth. This water is the source of

• ozone depletion.

• precipitation

• transpiration

• respiration

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Which water cycle process would BEST fit in box A on this diagram?

• transpiration

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

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Which water cycle process would BEST fit in box B on this diagram?

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• runoff

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