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Which selection from the section "How The Water Cycle Affects Our Planet" shows an example of how water can create new landforms?

• The water cycle can change how the land looks. Glaciers grow slowly.

• Rivers can wash away land. They can make big canyons.

• There is a lot of water vapor in the atmosphere. Places far away from water, like deserts, are different.

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What is a reason WHY the water cycle is NOT working well today?

• The ice in glaciers is not being replaced quickly.

• There is not enough evaporation.

• There is too much humidity in the air.

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What happens AFTER evaporation?

• Water vapor cools down.

• Water turns into a gas.

• The water cycle stops.

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HOW is the coast different from the desert?

• There is not much water vapor in the air on the coast, but there is a lot of water vapor in the air in the desert.

• There is a lot of water vapor in the air on the coast, but there is not much water vapor in the air in the desert.

• There are not many mountains on the coast, but there are many mountains in the desert.

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According to one of the captions in the article, most of the freshwater on Earth exists in the form of:

• lakes and pools

• water treatment plants

• glaciers

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According to the article, the water cycle consists of:

• evaporation -> condensation -> precipitation

• evaporation -> condensation -> transpiration

• vaporization -> condensation -> precipitation

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What is the connection between the water cycle and the different states of matter?

• There is no connection.

• Water changes into vapor as it evaporates into the atmosphere.

• Water changes into many forms as it goes through the different phases of the water cycle.

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What is the difference in humidity between coastal climates and places further away from the coast?

• The humidity is the same.

• Coastal places are less humid than places further away from the coast.

• Coastal places are more humid than places further away from the coast.

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Glaciers affect: [Check all that apply.]

• mountains

• valleys

• lakes

• canyons

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CLIMATE is:

• synonymous to humidity

• an important part of the water cycle

• the kind of weather in an area

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