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What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a) sun
b) moon
c) earth
d) water

Which best explains why runoff is important?
a) It returns water to other locations on Eath
b) It makes evaporation happen faster
c) It increases condensation
d) It increases the chance of flooding

Snow, sleet, rain, and hail are examples of
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) accumulation
d) evaporation

When plants give off water vapor as a waste product, we call this
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) transpiration
d) precipitation

What is the water cycle?
a) the three forms of water
b) when water melts
c) the movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
d) when clouds form

During which stage do clouds form?
a) evaporation
b) accumulation
c) runoff
d) condensation

During which stage does liquid water from a lake become water vapor?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) runoff
d) collection

Which stage does water on the surface move to the groundwater?
a) condensation
b) infiltration
c) transpiration
d) evaporation

What force causes precipitation to fall, water to runoff or to become groundwater?
a) the sun
b) gravity
c) matter
d) climate change

The tool that measures wind speed
a) wind vane
b) anemometer
c) barometer
d) thermometer

The tool that measures wind direction
a) wind vane
b) anemometer
c) thermometer
d) barometer

The tool that measures air pressure
a) anemometer
b) wind vane
c) thermometer
d) barometer

The tool that measures the amount of precipitation
a) rain gauge
b) thermometer
c) barometer
d) wind gauge

The layer of the atmosphere were the weather occurs
a) stratosphere
b) troposphere
c) thermosphere
d) exosphere

The layer of the atmosphere where most of the air is located
a) troposphere
b) mesosphere
c) thermosphere
d) exosphere

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