The Water Cycle Question Preview (ID: 44079)


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On a cold winter day LeAnn sees drops of water on the outside of a window. What caused the drops to appear on the window?
a) Water vapor in the air condensed and turned into liquid water.
b) Santiago sprayed water on the window.
c) Radiation from the sun caused the water to evaporate.
d) Precipitation fell from stratus clouds onto the window.

What is the water found underground in the cracks in soil and rock?
a) precipitation
b) condensation
c) groundwater
d) runoff

Which process forms clouds?
a) transpiration
b) condensation
c) precipitation
d) evaporation

One morning, Barbara notices drops of water on the outside of a window. Later in the day, she notices that the drops have disappeared. What most likely caused the drops to disappear?
a) The water condensed on the glass.
b) Radiation from the sun caused the water to evaporate.
c) The water cooled and turned into water vapor.
d) Andrew wiped the drops off of the window.

Which process changes water from a liquid to a gas?
a) precipitation
b) runoff
c) evaporation
d) condensation

Which process changes water from a gas to a liquid?
a) precipitation
b) transpiration
c) evaporation
d) condensation

Emily picks up a glass of ice water on a warm day and her hand gets wet. What most likely caused his hand to get wet?
a) The water leaked through the glass.
b) The water in the glass evaporated and became water vapor.
c) Precipitation from the atmosphere fell onto the glass.
d) Water vapor in the air condensed on the glass.

Which process releases and evaporates water from plants?
a) precipitation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) evaporation

What provides the energy necessary to make the water cycle work?
a) sound energy from a iPod
b) electrical energy from a battery
c) heat energy from the sun
d) chemical energy from an explosion

What is runoff?
a) Water vapor cools off and changes into clouds.
b) Water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from clouds
c) Precipitation that runs off the land into lakes, rivers, and oceans.
d) Water from the oceans changes into water vapor.

When the drops of water that make up clouds get heavy, gravity pulls them to the earth in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail. What is this process called?
a) precipitation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) evaporation

Warm water vapor from a puddle moves up into the atmosphere by convection and forms clouds. Which process is most responsible for the formation of clouds?
a) precipitation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) evaporation

After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. Radiation from the sun heats the puddle and it disappears. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?
a) precipitation
b) transpiration
c) condensation
d) evaporation

Fabiana put a glass of water in the hot sun. Three days later the water is gone. What most likely caused the water to disappear?
a) The water in the glass evaporated and became water vapor.
b) Water vapor in the air condensed on the glass.
c) Precipitation from the status clouds fell onto the glass.
d) The water leaked through the glass.

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