Water Cycle Quiz

True or False: The total amount of water on Earth is constantly changing.

• True

• False

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Which of the following describes **condensation**?

• Water turns into steam or vapor and rises into the air.

• Water in the air cools down and forms droplets.

• Water in clouds falls down to Earth's surface.

• Water that falls to Earth's surface is absorbed into the ground.

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Which of the following describes **evaporation**?

• Water turns into steam or vapor and rises into the air.

• Water in the air cools down and forms droplets.

• Water in clouds falls down to Earth's surface.

• Water that falls to Earth's surface is absorbed into the ground.

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What happens after **condensation** to cause **precipitation**?

• The sun heats water on the Earth's surface.

• Water is absorbed into the ground.

• Clouds fill with moisture and get too heavy.

• Excess water runs downhill.

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True or False: When it rains, all of the water is absorbed back into the ground.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is a type of precipitation?

• snow

• hail

• rain

• all of the above

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What is "runoff"?

• the vapor that is created when the sun's heat warms the Earth's surface

• the excess water that isn't absorbed into the ground after it rains

• water that is absorbed into the ground and collects in rocks and soil

• water droplets that combine to form clouds

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What makes water move through the water cycle?

• the sun

• the rain

• precipitation

• the ground

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What part of the water cycle do the raindrops represent?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• absorption

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Where does runoff end up?

• ponds

• streams

• rivers

• all of the above

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