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What is the major role of the Sun in the water cycle?
a) It causes evaporation.
b) It allows plants to grow.
c) It provides heat for organisms.
d) It transmits light.

Camilla put water in two flat, uncovered pans. She placed one pan in a sunny spot and put the other pan in a shady spot. She left the pans for 12 hours, then returned and measured the water in both pans. What most likely happened to the water?
a) More water evaporated from the pan exposed to sunshine.
b) More water evaporated from the pan left in the shade.
c) The same amount of water evaporated from both pans.
d) No water evaporated from either pan.

Which fact best explains why most evaporation happens in the oceans?
a) Ocean water is salty.
b) There are mountain ranges on the ocean floor.
c) About 97 percent of Earth’s water is ocean water.
d) Fewer clouds block sunlight over the ocean.

What happens when the Sun’s energy warms ocean water?
a) The water collects.
b) The water evaporates.
c) The water condenses.
d) The water precipitates.

What causes ocean water to evaporate in the water cycle?
a) energy from the Sun
b) energy from ocean waves
c) energy from Earth’s rotation
d) energy from Earth’s moon

How does the Sun most affect the water cycle?
a) The Sun causes the ocean water to evaporate.
b) The Sun creates water droplets in the clouds.
c) The Sun forces water to drain back into the ocean.
d) The Sun makes the clouds produce precipitation.

Energy from the Sun changes ocean water to a gas. This sentence describes which step in the water cycle?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) runoff

How does the Sun help move water from the ocean through the water cycle?
a) by causing surface water to evaporate
b) by adding particles to the water
c) by increasing the amount of water
d) by blowing water toward land

Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are all processes which occur in the
a) nitrogen cycle.
b) carbon cycle.
c) energy cycle.
d) water cycle.

The water cycle includes which processes?
a) fixation, decomposition, respiration
b) precipitation, perspiration, mitosis
c) evaporation, condensation, precipitation
d) metamorphosis, evaporation, respiration

After a rainfall, which process in the water cycle draws the water back up into the air?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) circulation
d) precipitation

Which process takes place when liquid water changes into water vapor?
a) condensation
b) transportation
c) evaporation
d) accumulation

James put some water in a pan. He put the pan on a stove and turned the stove on low. What will happen to the water?
a) The water will melt.
b) The water will evaporate.
c) The water will form a solid.
d) The water will condense into tiny droplets.

Which is true about the Sun and Earth?
a) Earth gives light and heat energy to the Sun.
b) Earth gives only heat energy to the Sun.
c) The Sun gives light and heat energy to Earth.
d) The Sun gives only light energy to Earth.

The Sun releases light and heat energy that cause changes on Earth. How does the Sun’s energy change water?
a) The energy makes liquid water freeze.
b) The energy makes water vapor from liquid water.
c) The energy makes clouds release rain.
d) The energy makes water collect into puddles.

How does the Sun power the water cycle?
a) Energy from the Sun evaporates water.
b) Energy from the Sun condenses water.
c) Energy from the Sun precipitates water.
d) Energy from the Sun collects water.

Energy from the Sun changes a liquid to a gas by the process of
a) condensation.
b) melting.
c) evaporation.
d) freezing.

Which type of precipitation consists of frozen rain drops?
a) sleet
b) hail
c) snow
d) fog

Snow, rain, hail, and fog are all forms of
a) gas.
b) water.
c) wind.
d) wind.

Before it rains water must collect in
a) clouds.
b) snow.
c) sleet.
d) fog.

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