Hydrology and Meteorology Review

When water vapor changes back into water droplets to form a cloud, it is called __________. 

• Evaporating

• Condensing

• Precipitating

• Freezing

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"Flow" or "overflow" or "returning to a body of water"

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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"lots of water just chillin' in one place"

• Collection/Accumulation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Runoff

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The process by which water changes from a gas to liquid

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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Water that is not absorbed into the soil or evaporated into the atmosphere

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Water Storage

• Watershed

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Time and time again, water cycles through Earth. Therefore, the amount of water on Earth __________.

• increases every year

• stays the same every year

• decreases every year

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Water on a sidewalk quickly disappearing on a hot day is an example of:

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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A layer of water appearing on the outside of a cup of ice water soon after it was poured is an example of:

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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Which is NOT an example of precipitation?

• Rain

• Hail

• Wind

• Snow

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The power of the water cycle ultimately comes from the sun.

• True

• False

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