2.1.1 The Water Cycle- Water in the Atmosphere

What is the main reason Earth is called the blue planet?

• It is covered with forests.

• It is covered with water.

• It is covered with ice.

• It is covered with deserts.

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Match the following vocabulary words with their definitions:

The act of things coming together and having an effect on each other - (a)  

The solid part of Earth - (b)  

All water on Earth - (c)  

The way that something is divided or spread out - (d)  

• The act of things coming together and having an effect on each other

• The solid part of Earth

• All water on Earth

• The way that something is divided or spread out

• Interaction
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Distribution

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Water vapor is visible as (a)   .

• steam

• ice

• rain

• snow

Clouds are made of tiny drops of water or (a)   .

• steam

• ice crystals

• rain

• snow

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What makes water seem to disappear after a storm?

• It evaporates into the air.

• It is absorbed by the ground.

• It turns into ice.

• It is blown away by the wind.

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What is the process by which a liquid, such as water, changes into a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Match the following terms with their definitions:

• Atmosphere

• All living things on Earth

• Freshwater

• To take in or soak up

• Biosphere

• Water that contains less than 0.2 percent dissolved salts.

• Absorb

• The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth

Water vapor becomes liquid water as it (a)   .

• heats up

• cools down

• stays the same

• evaporates

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What is the process by which a gas changes to a liquid called?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Crystallization

• Sublimation

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Match the following terms with their definitions:

• To return light, heat, sound, and so on, after it strikes a surface.

• Reflect

• The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.

• Atmosphere

• A group of actions that end in a certain result

• Process

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