Water Cycle and Distribution

What is evaporation?

• Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a solid.

• Evaporation is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

• Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor.

• Evaporation is the process by which a solid changes into a liquid.

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What is condensation?

• Condensation is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas state.

• Condensation is the process by which a gas or vapor changes into a liquid state.

• Condensation is the process by which a solid changes into a gas state.

• Condensation is the process by which a liquid changes into a solid state.

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What is precipitation?

• The process of water evaporating from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere.

• The process of water condensing in the atmosphere to form clouds.

• The process of water freezing into ice crystals in the atmosphere.

• Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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What is surface runoff?

• The process of water seeping into the ground and becoming groundwater.

• The flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater is stored in reservoirs.

• The flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flows over the Earth's surface rather than infiltrating into the ground.

• The movement of water from underground aquifers to the surface.

What is groundwater?

• Water found in rivers and lakes

• Water found in the atmosphere

• Water found above the Earth's surface

• Water found beneath the Earth's surface

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Which process involves the conversion of water from liquid to gas?

• condensation

• sublimation

• melting

• evaporation

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Which process involves the conversion of water vapor into liquid water?

• sublimation

• melting

• condensation

• evaporation

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What is the term for water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• precipitation

• downpour

• waterfall

• rain

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Which process involves the flow of water over the land surface?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

What is the term for water that is stored beneath the Earth's surface?

• subterranean water

• underground water

• earthwater

• groundwater

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