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Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?
a) plants
b) animals
c) electrical outlets
d) sun

What is evaporation?
a) Water freezes.
b) Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid.
c) Water gets warm and changes from liquid water to water vapor.
d) Plants take in water from the soil.

What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) hibernation
d) evaporation

What is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets?
a) condensation
b) dehydration
c) precipitation
d) evaporation

What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas?
a) helium
b) water
c) oxygen
d) hydrogen

The water cycle
a) is the continuous movement of water
b) is driven by the energy of the sun
c) couldn't happen without the force of gravity
d) all of these

Water that flows over the surface of the land and is pulled by gravity is called
a) groundwater
b) runoff
c) infiltration
d) precipitation

What is the correct term for plants releasing water from their leaves, which then evaporates?
a) evaporation
b) precipitation
c) transpiration
d) condensation

What percent of Earth is covered with water?
a) 97%
b) 71%
c) 75%
d) 81%

Precipitation occurs because
a) the droplets evaporate in the air.
b) the droplets are too light for the air to hold.
c) the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold.
d) clouds release their moisture.

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