U2:L7 Water Cycle

The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface.

• accumulation

• precipitation

• condensation

• surface runoff

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The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor.

• surface runoff

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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What force causes the downward movement of water in the water cycle?

• thermal energy

• air resistance

• gravity

• friction

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Which of the options below is the energy source in the water cycle?

• the sun

• air resistance

• gravity

• friction

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If an air mass is rising, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

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Plants return groundwater to the atmosphere through which process?

• evaporation

• sublimation

• transpiration

• condensation

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When water deos not get absorbed into soil or evaporate into the atmosphere it becomes __________.

• precipitation

• sublimation

• runoff

• transpiration

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Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geologic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Geosphere

• Carbon cycle

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