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The water cycle has no start or end

• true
• false

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Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____.

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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An aquifer is a(an) _____.

• underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
• well in which water rises because of pressure
• type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts
• place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

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A coastal inlet or bay in which freshwater from rivers mixes with salty ocean water is called a(n)

• transition zone.
• abyssal plain.
• estuary
• hydrothermal vent.

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Where does most freshwater exist? 

• ice caps, lakes, and streams
• glaciers, rivers, and oceans
• aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers

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Which process occurs when liquid water changes to gas and enters the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

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Energy from the sun

• radiant

• chemical

• potential

• kinetic

• sound

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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When water vapor is cooled and forms liquid droplets

• Condensation

• Evaportation

• Transpiration

• Run-off

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