The Water Cycle

What is the Water Cycle?

• A cycle in which water circulates through the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.

• A process where water is used for energy production.

• A system for distributing water to urban areas.

• A method of purifying water for drinking.

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Which of the following are important processes of the Water Cycle?

• Evaporation/Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff

• Filtration, Distillation, Chlorination, Fluoridation

• Photosynthesis, Respiration, Digestion, Circulation

• Freezing, Melting, Sublimation, Deposition

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What process in the water cycle is represented by the sun heating up water and causing it to rise into the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor in the air cooling and changing back into liquid, forming clouds?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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What is the term for the part of the water cycle where plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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What is the process called when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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What is the process called where liquid water changes to a gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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What is transpiration?

• The process where plants absorb water from the soil

• The release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere

• The movement of water through the roots of plants

• The process where water vapor condenses into liquid

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Which of the following can be the first step in The Water Cycle?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

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What is the 2nd process in The Water Cycle called?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Collection

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