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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
the sun
water
the Earth
the moon
- 2. Multiple Choice
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
- 3. Multiple Choice
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
- 4. Multiple Choice
When water condenses, water vapor in the air gets ______ and changes back into a liquid.
warm
cold
hot
solid
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the OPPOSITE of condensation?
transpiration
runoff
precipitation
evaporation
- 6. Multiple Choice
How much of our planet is estimated to be covered with water?
10%
25%
50%
75%
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is it called when water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail?
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
transpiration
- 8. Multiple Choice
What do you call the changes of water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth?
run-off
the water cycle
evaporation
precipitation
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean?
run-off
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
- 10. Multiple Choice
Condensation is when __________.
water changes from a gas to a liquid
water changes from a liquid to a gas
water turns to ice
all of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Evaporation is __________________.
when water changes from a solid to a liquid
when water changes from a liquid to a gas
when water changes from a gas to a liquid
none of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
What changes water from one state to another?
clouds
the ocean
a change in temperature
none of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
The greatest amount of water found on Earth is fresh water. True or False?
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere is called ____________.
transpiration
evaporation
hydrosphere
condensation
- 15. Multiple Choice
When is the best time for water to evaporate?
cold and snowy
wet and raining
hot and dry
all the time
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