Water Cycle and Atmosphere

Which process is not essential for the water cycle to occur?

• water vapor condensing

• liquid water evaporating

• energy being transferred from the Sun

• oxygen being dissolved in water

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Which gas in Earth’s atmosphere changes into droplets of water during condensation that eventually develop into clouds?

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• water vapor

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Wet clothes left in the Sun dry quickly. What step in the process of the water cycle helps the clothes dry?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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Which is considered runoff in the water cycle?

• Water vapor cools and turns into clouds.

• Water falls as rain, snow, or sleet from the clouds

• Water falls to Earth, and it flows over land into lakes and streams.

• Water changes into water vapor from oceans, lakes, and streams.

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• energy created from cloud formation

• energy from the water

• energy from the Sun

• energy created from snowcaps

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• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run-off

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• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

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• oxygen: gray; nitrogen: white

• oxygen: white; nitrogen: gray

• oxygen: black; nitrogen: gray

• oxygen: black; nitrogen: white

Mark notices that the tire swing in his backyard had water collected in it. From where did the water most likely come?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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A student observes droplets of water on the leaves of a rose plant in the morning. At noon, the student finds that the water droplets are no longer on the leaves.

Which statement explains why the water droplets vanish?

• Water warms on the leaves to form heavier water droplets.

• Water cools on the leaves to form water vapor.

• Sunlight causes the water droplets to condense.

• Sunlight causes the water droplets to evaporate.

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