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Water cycle
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor
The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Evaporation...
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor
The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Condensation...
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor
The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Precipitation...
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
The process by which water molecules in liquid water change due to heat being added into the air as water vapor
The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
What is the water cycle?
the process through which water evaporates
the path water takes from Earth to the clouds and back again
the path water takes from the mountain top to the soil
the process of water falling from the clouds
Evaporation happens when water gets warmed by the Sun. Water changes from a liquid to an invisible gas called:
monoxide
nitrogen
propane
water vapor
In which part of the water cycle does water vapor changes to liquid water?
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
runoffcon
What do water droplets form?
clouds
condensation
nutrients
humidity
Water is released from the clouds in the form of ______, snow, sleet, or hail.
clouds
rain
heat
vapor
Different forms of water that fall from the sky.
hot, liquid, snow, sleet
snow, still, invisible, cold
sleet, rain, snow, hail
cold, sleet, white, snow
What is precipitation?
the sweat from our bodies on hot days
the gas that we use in furnaces and ovens.
any form of water that falls from the sky
warm air, but not cole snow or sleet
Which is an example of precipitation?
clouds
snow
rivers
groundwater
The major source of energy in the water cycle is
evaporation.
the ocean.
the sun.
water vapor.
A cloud is shown beneath the bridge. The form of water is called ...
snow
fog
rain
sleet
Which type of precipitation consists of frozen rain drops?
sleet
hail
snow
fog
When Maria went for a walk early in the morning, she noticed the ground water was wet. It had not rained overnight, but there were water droplets on the grass.
What best explains why the water droplets formed on the grass?
clouds formed
The Sun went down
Winds became strong
The air temperature became cooler
Which fact best explains why most evaporation happens in the oceans?
Ocean water is salty
There are mountain ranges on the ocean floor
About 97 percent of Earth's is ocean water
Fewer clouds block sunlight over the ocean.
What happens when the Sun's energy warms ocean water?
The water collects
The water evaporates
The water condenses
The water precipitates
Which two things interact most in the water cycle?
Oceans and the Moon
Oceans and the Sun
Lakes and the Moon
Lakes and the Sun
Which relationship results in the highest level of evaporation from Earth's water reservoirs?
greatest surface area and most direct sunlight
greatest surface area and least direct sunlight
least surface area and most direct sunlight
least surface area and least direct sunlight
How does the ocean affect weather on Earth?
Waves in the ocean push on the air above, which causes storms to form
Salt in the ocean dries the air above, causing the air to heat up and rise.
Water evaporates from the ocean, causing clouds to from and send rain back to Earth.
Water in the ocean is cooler than the air above, which causes the air temperature to remain low.
Ocean water is usually not used for drinking or watering crops. Which property of ocean water makes it less usable for drinking or watering crops than the water from rivers and streams?
Ocean water contains salt
Ocean water contains sand
Ocean water is far away from many people
Ocean water has many organisms living in it
Which process in the water cycle returns water to the atmosphere?
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
Puddles on a sidewalk are evaporating quickly. What most likely causes the puddles to evaporate?
heat
clouds
air
water
Which is an example of condensation?
water boiling in a pot
water being absorbed
salt being removed from water
moisture on mirror after hot shower
After Todd took a hot shower, he noticed that the bathroom mirror looked foggy. He could not see his reflection. Which statement best explains what happened?
Water vapor condensed when it touched the cold mirrors surface
water froze on the mirror because its surface was cold
Hot water splashed on the mirror and heated its surface
Water evaporated when it touched the hot mirrors surface
Run - off is...
nothing more than water "running off" the land surface. Just as the water you wash your car with runs off down the driveway as you work, the rain that Mother Nature covers the landscape with runs off downhill, too (due to gravity)
earth quakes
asteroids
invasion
Bernie puts some ice in a cup and poured some cold tea over the ice. He set the filled cup on the kitchen table. In a few minutes he noticed that there were drops of water all over the outside of the cup. Where did the drops of water most likely come from?
They evaporated out of the air above the cold liquid.
They condensed out of the air surrounding the cold cup.
They dripped off the ice cubes as he put them into the cup.
They came off his hands after holding the melting ice cubes.
Water runs down creeks and rivers until it flows into the ocean. At what stage in the water cycle does the water return to the creeks and rivers?
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
vapor formation
Padma took a bottle of water with her when she went to play soccer. She wanted to make sure none of it evaporated from the bottle while she was playing. What should she do to keep the water from evaporating?
Screw the top on loosely and set it in the Sun.
Put the top on tightly and leave it in the shade.
Leave the top off the bottle and set it in the Sun.
Screw the top on loosely and keep it in the shade.
1. On a cold day in winter, Jasmine breathed on the cold car window. The window fogged up enough so that she could write her name on the glass with her finger. Why did the fog form on the window?
Her warm breath caused precipitation when it hit the cold air.
The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.
The warmth of her breath melted the clear layer of ice on the window.
Her breath contained moisture droplets that evaporated against the window.
If Walter puts a bucket of water out in the Sun on a hot, windy day, what will happen to the water level in the bucket?
A. The water level will go down as the water evaporates from the bucket.
A. The water level will rise as water condenses from the air above the bucket.
A. The water level will stay the same since the water is protected from the wind.
A. The water level will only go down if the wind makes water splash out of the bucket.
