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Water Cycle

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  • Which part of the diagram represents precipitation?
    2
    4
    3
    1
  • Heat from the sun's energy most directly affects which part of the water cycle?
    evaporation
    precipitation
    condensation
    transpiration
  • One morning there is a puddle on the sidewalk, but the puddle is gone by 3pm. What causes this?
    runoff
    evaporation
    condensation
    precipitation
  • What provides the energy that evaporates water and heats land?
    earth
    oceans
    moon
    sun
  • Which step of the water cycle describes the flow of water over land?
    runoff
  • In which way are evaporation and condensation similar?
    Both cause increases in air temperature.
    Both cause decreases in air temperature.
    Both are caused by changes in heat energy.
    Both are caused by the warming of the atmosphere.
  • A glass of water is left out all day and beads of water form on the outside. What is the cause?
    evaporation
    runoff
    condensation
    precipitation
  • Which parts of the water cycle change liquid into vapor?
    condensation and transpiration
    transpiration and runoff
    evaporation and transpiration
    evaporation and condensation
  • Water evaporates mostly from
    clouds
    oceans
    snow
    land
  • Which would most likely happen in direct sunlight?
    Precipitation would occur more frequently.
    Evaporation would occur more slowly.
    Evaporation would occur more quickly.
    Condensation would not occur.
  • When plants release water into the air, it is called ______________.
    evaporation
    transpiration
    condensation
    precipitation
  • During which part of the water cycle is heat energy gained?
    condensation
    runoff
    precipitation
    evaporation
  • Which part of the diagram represents evaporation?
    3
    1
    4
    2
  • What is the term for liquid water changing into water vapor?
    runoff
    precipitation
    evaporation
    condensation
  • During which part of the water cycle is heat energy lost?
    precipitation
    runoff
    condensation
    evaporation
  • What is the changing of gas into a liquid?
    precipitation
    runoff
    condensation
    evaporation
  • What is the path water takes from the earth to the clouds and back again?
    evaporation
    life cycle
    water cycle
    precipitation
  • After water has condensed to form clouds, it falls back to Earth in the form of what?
    evaporation
    condensation
    precipitation
    transpiration
  • Which part of the diagram represents runoff?
    4
    1
    3
    2
  • Which part of the diagram represents condensation?
    4
    1
    3
    2
  • Water that falls back to the Earth's surface and is stored underground
    groundwater
  • If beads of water form on the outside of a glass that contained cold water, what happened?
    someone sprayed the glass with water
    someone dripped water over the side
    water vapor condensed on the sides
    water soaked through the glass