Water Cycle - 4th Grade

Water changes from state to state in the water cycle. Which of the following best describes the process of water from the clouds dropping to Earth in the form of snow, sleet, hail, or rain?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Cloud formation

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___ is water vapor changes into a liquid when it comes in contact with a cooler surface

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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___ is the Sun heats the water in rivers, lakes, or oceans and turns it into steam

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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___ is plants absorb water from the soil and release it as water vapor through the leaves

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• groundwater

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The ________________ is the driving force of the Water Cycle.

• moon

• stars

• sun

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When drops of water fall down from the sky...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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Precipitation occurs because

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the droplets are too light for the air to hold

• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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When tiny droplets of water form in the air as clouds it is called

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a  pond?

• sunny and hot
• sunny and cold
• rainy and hot
• rainy and cold

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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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