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Surface water can become groundwater.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Liquid water falls as
a) rain
b) snow
c) sleet
d) hail

More than ___ of precipitation falls into the ocean
a) 75%
b) 85%
c) 95%
d) 80%

Which of the following is NOT a reservoir?
a) fog
b) oceans
c) glaciers
d) groundwater

The process by which a gas changes to a liquid
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) precipitation
d) transpiration

When particles lose so much energy that they turn into a crystalline solid...
a) crystallization
b) condensation
c) solidification
d) melting

What happens when water molecues absorb thermal energy?
a) they become warmer and start to vibrate faster
b) they become cooler and start to vibrate slower
c) they stop vibrating
d) they explode

10% of the water in the atmosphere comes from evaporation
a) false
b) true
c)
d)

Water bodies make up the
a) hydrosphere
b) atmosphere
c) biosphere
d) geosphere

Dirt and rocks make up the
a) geosphere
b) atmosphere
c) hydrosphere
d) biosphere

Water is able to move through spaces in rock called
a) pores
b) spores
c) gaps
d) dimples

Springs can form streams, lakes, or wetlands.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

When does rain leave a cloud
a) when the drops become too heavy to stay in the air
b) as soon as the water vapor condenses to liquid water
c) when the water freezes
d) all of the above

Water covers more of Earth than land masses do
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

The Earth is becoming cooler
a) false
b) true
c)
d)

Water storage areas are called
a) reservoirs
b) tanks
c) bins
d) oases

Moisture that falls from clouds to Earth is called
a) precipitation
b) transpiration
c) groundwater
d) evaporation

What happens the higher up you go in the atmosphere?
a) it gets colder
b) it gets warmer
c) it gets bluer
d) it gets darker

Water vapor turns back to liquid water when it is
a) cooled
b) heated
c)
d)

Food molecules are broken down and carbon dioxide and water are released as waste during
a) cellular respiration
b) photosynthesis
c) transpiration
d) evaporation

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