Water cycle

The water cycle has

• a beginning and an end. 
• no beginning an no end. 
• only a beginning. 
• only an end. 

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Starting from left to right match the terms in the water cycle

a

b

c

d

evaporation

transpiration

condensation

percipitation

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Including the oceans, saltwater lakes, and saltwater seas, how much of the water on Earth is saltwater?

• 3%

• 50%

• 97%

• 100%

What is another term for the Water Cycle?

• Hydrogen cycle

• Hydrological Cycle

• Hydrosphere Cycle

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What powers the water cycle?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Heat from Inner Earth

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Which of the following is associated with condensation?

• Liquid water changing into solid water

• Solid water changing into liquid water

• Liquid water changing into water vapor

• Water vapor changing into liquid water

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Through which process is water vapor released from plants into the atmosphere?

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What happens to water that does not infiltrate into the ground?

• It evaporates into the hydrosphere

• It flows downhill as surface runoff

• It precipitates into the atmosphere

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How much 'new' water is made through the processes of the water cycle?

• None: all water is recycled

• About 25%

• A small amount, about 3-4%

• About half, 50%

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What is water called in its gas form?

• Precipitation

• Ice

• Water Vapor

• Air

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