Watery Planet vocab

When water falls from clouds in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow:

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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An example of a wetland would be a...

• prairie

• swamp

• savannah

• forest

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Water flowing off the land's surface into existing bodies of water is called...

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When water vapor becomes a liquid due to cool air, this is called...

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

• transpiration

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The water cycle is the constant movement of water between the ocean, atmosphere, and...

• living things (biosphere)

• wetlands

• land (geosphere)

• all of the above

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Evaporation could not happen without heat from the...

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When liquid turns into a gas, this is called...

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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Evan was warming up water in a kettle so he could have some tea with the King of England. When the kettle started whistling, he said "Jolly good! It's tea time!" When he poured the water into teacups, he noticed some of the water had turned into a gas form. "By George! It's..."

• water vapor

• the water cycle

• precipitation

• accumulation

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Accumulation or collection happens when precipitation __________ in the ground, ocean, rivers, lakes,

or streams.

• evaporates

• condenses

• settles

• transpires

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This happens when water vapor is released through a plant's stomata:

• transpiration

• accumulation

• condensation

• precipitation

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