Water Cycle

What is the water cycle?

• A process where water is only found in oceans and rivers.

• A scientific theory that water comes from outer space.

• The path that all water follows as it moves around the Earth in different states or phases.

• The cycle where water is used by humans and then disappears.

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Which of the following is NOT a stage of the water cycle?

• Condensation

• Filtration

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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What happens during evaporation?

• Water turns into ice.

• Water in its liquid form changes into a gas.

• Rain falls to the ground.

• Water vapor turns back into liquid.

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What is transpiration?

• The process of water boiling.

• The release of water through a plant's leaves.

• The formation of clouds.

• Water moving underground.

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How is condensation related to clouds?

• It heats the clouds.

• It is the process by which water vapor becomes cold and changes back into a liquid, forming clouds.

• It breaks the clouds apart.

• It makes the clouds move.

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What is precipitation?

• The process of filtering water.

• The evaporation of water from plants.

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

• The process of water turning into vapor.

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True or False: The water cycle helps maintain the Earth's temperature.

• False

• Sometimes

• Only during summer

• True

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How much of the Earth's water is fresh water?

• About 0.3%

• About 3%

• About 50%

• About 10%

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What can you do to help protect the water cycle?

• Conserve water whenever possible.

• Increase water pollution.

• Use more water during hotter months.

• Leave the faucet running.

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Which of the following contains more fresh water than all the rivers combined?

• The atmosphere surrounding the Earth

• Glaciers

• Underground aquifers

• The oceans

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