Quiz #4: Task 1: The Water Cycle (Unit 4: Weather & Climate)

Grace is observing the changes in states of matter in her science class. She wonders which of the following processes happens when energy is REMOVED from water.

• Melting and evaporating

• Freezing and condensing

• Melting and condensing

• Evaporating and freezing

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Elijah left a snowball on the kitchen counter, and after some time, it turned into water. What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Condensing

• Evaporating

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Liam measures the amount of water in a puddle of water in front of his building every day.

Liam observes that on one very sunny day, most of the water from the puddle has "disappeared". He knows that what really happened is that the water from the puddle turned into:

• Ice

• Water Vapor

• Snow

• Liquid Water

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Which statement best describes the relationship between the Sun and gravity in the water cycle?

• The Sun warms things up, and gravity makes things fall

• The Sun makes things fall, and gravity warms things up

• Both the Sun and gravity make things fall

• Both the Sun and gravity warm things up

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What natural process is shown in the diagram where water falls from clouds to the ground?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Photosynthesis

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Rohan is learning about the water cycle. What are the possible states of matter for water in the water cycle?

• Solid, liquid, or water vapor

• Hot, cold, or warm

• Clean, dirty, or filtered

• Rain, snow, or hail

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Sophia is conducting an experiment with a small water sample from a local river. She wonders, what happens to contaminants in water when it evaporates into the atmosphere?

• They travel with the water into the atmosphere

• They are left behind in the water

• They become more concentrated in the air

• They disappear completely

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How might human activities impact the water cycle based on the diagram?

• By adding contaminants through air pollutants, animal waste, and spills

• By making clouds form faster

• By stopping precipitation

• By freezing all the water

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Rain particles are _____ than water vapor.

• More Packed Together

• More Spread Out

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What process in the water cycle involves water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid droplets?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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