4.8B Water Cycle

The diagram shows the water cycle. What change occurs at Point B in the water cycle?

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  A gas changes to a solid

• A solid changes to a liquid

• A liquid changes to a gas

• A gas changes to a liquid

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Which form of water in the water cycle is found only on the surface of Earth?

• Precipitation

• Water vapor

• Oceans

• Clouds

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The Sun drives the water cycle by doing which of the following?

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  Rotating on its axis

• Giving off light for plants

• Keeping Earth in orbit

• Providing heat for evaporation

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Water on Earth moves through the water cycle because of energy that comes from the –

• Earth's core

• Sun's heat

• Moon's gravity

• wind's movement

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The diagram shows a model of the water cycle created by a group of science students. What part of the model represents cloud formation in the water cycle?

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  Tiny drops of water forming at the top of the bottle.

• • Drops of water running down the side of the bottle.

• • The lamp shining on the bottle and the water.

     

• • Water sitting in the bottom of the bottle.

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The diagram shows a model of the water cycle created by a group of science students. What part of the model represents evaporation in the water cycle?

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  Tiny drops of water forming at the top of the bottle.

• • Drops of water running down the side of the bottle.

• • The lamp shining on the bottle and the water.

     

• • Water sitting in the bottom of the bottle.

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The diagram shows a model of the water cycle created by a group of science students. What part of the model represents accumulation, or runoff in the water cycle?

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  Tiny drops of water forming at the top of the bottle.

• • Drops of water running down the side of the bottle.

• • The lamp shining on the bottle and the water.

     

• • Water sitting in the bottom of the bottle.

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Describe what happens to water at each stage of the water cycle by matching the term with the definition.

• ​ Evaporation

• Water condenses, such as in clouds

• Melting

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  When water changes to a solid from a liquid, as in glaciers

• Water Droplets Form

• Water changes from a liquid to a gas.
• Movement

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  Water moves in rivers or to the ocean, groundwater moves

• Freezing

• Water changes from a solid to liquid due to the Sun’s energ

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The sun drives the water cycle. Name and describe each part of the water cycle.

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