Amplify Weather and Climate

What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?

• evaporating

• precipitating

• condensing

• runoff

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What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?

• evaporating

• precipitating

• condensing

• runoff

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What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating

• precipitating

• condensing

• runoff

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Where does condensation occur in the water cycle?

• clouds forming

• water flowing down a river

• ocean water changing to water vapor

• underground water soaking into soil

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How can water vapor in the air return to Earth?

• evaporates and blown by the wind

• condenses then precipitates

• evaporates and forms clouds

• sticks to any warm surface

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

• cold, rainy

• warm, rainy

• cold, sunny

• warm, sunny

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The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth. When water in the oceans absorb sunlight and heat up, what process can happen to the water?

• accumulation

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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What happens to clouds if the air around them changes temperature?

• grow bigger when the temperature drops and more vapor condenses

• get smaller when the temperature drops and less water vapor condenses

• grow bigger when the temperature rises and more water vapor condenses

• get smaller when the temperature rises and more vapor condenses

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

• evaporation

• accumulation

• condensation

• precipitation

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When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts

• Condenses

• Evaporates

• Precipitates

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