Miller version - "Liquid Learning: Water Cycle Review"

• What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• • Geothermal energy

• • Wind energy

• Solar (Sun) Energy

• Hydroelectric energy

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• What are the primary forms of precipitation?

• • Drizzle, sleet, and fog

• Rain, snow, sleat, and hail

• • Dew, frost, and mist

• Thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes

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• Which natural process releases energy into the environment?​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​

• Melting
• Freezing
• Sublimation
• Evaporation

• What is the term for the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Erosion

• Transpiration

• Accumulation

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The force that causes water molecules to stick to other substances, such as plants, is called ​ (a)   ?

• Adhesion
• Repulsion
• Cohesion
• Gravity
• Sublimation

• What do we call the part of Earth's surface where water is found, including lakes, rivers, and oceans?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

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• Water's ability to dissolve many substances is due to its quality of being a good what?

• Magnet

• Solvent

• Conductor

• Reflector

• Which of the following terms refers to when a substance changes directly from a solid to a vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Which part of the water cycle involves the conversion of water vapor into liquid water droplets? ​ ​ (a)  

• Condensation
• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Cohesion

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• How does water return to Earth's surface during the water cycle?​ ​ (a)  

• Precipitation
• Surface Runoff
• Ocean Circulation
• Sublimation

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