Water Cycle 12/11/24

What are the three states of water present on Earth?

• Solid, liquid, and plasma

• Gas, liquid, and solid

• Liquid, vapor, and mist

• Ice, steam, and fog

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What is the process called when liquid water becomes a vapor?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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What happens to water vapor when it cools in the atmosphere?

• It becomes gas

• It forms clouds

• It evaporates

• It turns into ice

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What is the reverse process of evaporation?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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What is the term for water falling from the sky as rain?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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What role do plants play in the water cycle?

• They absorb water

• They release water vapor through transpiration

• They store water in leaves

• They convert water to ice

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What happens to ice on mountaintops when it melts?

• It evaporates into the air

• It flows into rivers and returns to the sea

• It forms clouds

• It turns into vapor

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What is the hydrosphere?

• The layer of gases surrounding Earth

• All the water in, on, and around Earth

• The solid outer layer of Earth

• The area where plants grow

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