The Water Cycle

The sun's heat causes _____.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

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These are part of the water cycle, but the water in them moves slowly.

• rivers

• oceans

• raindrops

• glaciers

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When plants release water vapor into the air, it is called _____.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• breathing

• condensation

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The amount of Earth's water that exists in oceans is about _____.

• 96%

• 33%

• 75%

• 66%

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Water that falls as precipitation can run off or soak into the ground in a process called _____, recharging groundwater supplies.

• transpiration

• condensation

• infiltration

• sublimation

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What is the largest reservoir of water on Earth?

• Lake Superior

• Lake Victoria

• the oceans

• glaciers and icebergs

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Clouds are formed through _____.

• transpiration

• infiltration

• evaporation

• condensation

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What makes the water cycle work?

• groundwater

• transpiration

• infiltration

• the sun

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One of the ways that water moves in the air is _____.

• groundwater

• in clouds

• ocean currents

• infiltration

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Condensation happens when the temperature _____.

• stays constant

• increases

• decreases

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