Water Cycle Generation Genius Challenge

What is the constant motion of water condensing and evaporating all around us called?

• aquatic cycle

• water migration

• distillation apparatus

• water cycle

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What are clouds made out of?

• water in gas form

• tiny water droplets

• steam

• ice crystals

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When water forms water vapor, what process is happening?

• evaporation

• condensation

• freezing

• melting

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What do you call water vapor that has condensed on grass?

• rain

• fog

• sap

• dew

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Noah and Isla are studying the water cycle in their science class. What role does precipitation play in the water cycle?

• It transports water from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

• It absorbs heat from the sun, causing water to evaporate.

• It filters water as it moves through the soil.

• It carries nutrients from the soil into the atmosphere.

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What role does precipitation play in the water cycle?

• It transports water from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

• It absorbs heat from the sun, causing water to evaporate.

• It filters water as it moves through the soil.

• It carries nutrients from the soil into the atmosphere.

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How does transpiration contribute to the water cycle?

• It increases the amount of water in the soil.

• It decreases the amount of water in the atmosphere.

• It releases water vapor into the atmosphere from plants.

• It converts water vapor directly into ice crystals.

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Which process is NOT directly involved in the water cycle?

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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This picture shows -

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• Wind

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Geothermal heat

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