Water Cycler

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

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The water cycle has

• a beginning and an end. 

• no beginning an no end. 

• only a beginning. 

• only an end. 

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What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?

• volcanoes

• the sun

• lightning

• wind

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Water running off the land surface

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Transpiration

• Run-off

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What is the primary energy source that drives the Earth’s water cycle between the atmosphere, oceans, and land?

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Ocean currents

• Rotation of Earth

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Water gains energy during evaporation. During what process in the water cycle is this energy released?

• Infiltration/percolation through the soil

• Transpiration from plants

• Runoff into the lake and ocean

• Condensation that forms clouds

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The four stages of the water cycle are...

• Precipitation, evaporation, condensation, & transpiration

• Precipitation, heat energy, atoms released into the air, & atmosphere

• Atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, & evaporation

• Evaporation, condensation, atomic energy, thermal energy

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How does salt water from the ocean end up as fresh water in precipitation?

• Runoff leaves salt in the soil

• Precipitation leaves salt in the clouds

• Evaporation leaves salt in the ocean

• Condensation leaves salt in the water vapor

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What important role does the atmosphere play in the water cycle?

• It is a reservoir

• It is a reservation

• It is an engine

• All of the above

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Gravity is the force that...

• is why humans can walk on sidewalks

• keeps water on the ground

• is the reason cows cannot fly

• keeps water moving in the water cycle

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