Water Cycle
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- Q1Which effect do rapidly cooling temperatures have on the water cycle?Condensation evaporates into precipitation.Water droplets evaporate into vapor.Precipitation condenses into water droplets.Water vapor condenses into droplets30s
- Q2A container is placed in front of a heat lamp. After a few hours, water droplets begin to form on the container. Which part of the water cycle does this best demonstrate?evaporationcondensationprecipitationtranspiration30s
- Q3Bill leaves his glass of water outside on a hot day. At the end of the day the water is nearly gone. What is most likely the reason the water is gone?condensationevaporationtranspirationprecipitation30s
- Q4Which part of the water cycle changes water into water vapor?transpirationcondensationevaporationprecipitation30s
- Q5What is an example of condensation?moisture on mirror after hot showerwater being absorbed by plantswater boiling in a potsalt being removed from water30s
- Q6Which process allows green plants to control the amount of water stored in their leaves?transpirationcondensationphotosynthesisrespiration30s
- Q7The sun shines on the lake and water vapor rises from the lake into the atmosphere. The vapor cools and becomes water droplets in the clouds. The droplets return to Earth as rain, snow, or hail in a continuous cycle. Which is the correct sequence for these processes?precipitation, evaporation, and transpirationcondensation, evaporation, and runoffrunoff, transpiration, and evaporationevaporation, condensation, and precipitation30s
- Q8When water vapor rises and cools, the liquid water in the air comes together forming?tornadoescloudswindlightning30s
- Q9Water evaporates mostly fromlandoceanssnowclouds30s
- Q10After a rainfall, which process in the water cycle draws the water back up into the air?condensationcirculationprecipitationevaporation30s
- Q11What is the major role of the Sun in the water cycle?It allows plants to growIt causes evaporationIt provides heat for organisms.It transmits light30s
- Q12What must occur before clouds can form?Water vapor must lose heat energy.Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.Transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere.Water vapor must get warmer.30s
- Q13In which way are evaporation and condensation similar?Both cause decreases in air temperature.Both are caused by the warming of the atmosphere.Both are caused by changes in heat energy.Both cause increases in air temperature.30s
- Q14A student makes a model of the water cycle by putting water in a cup, and placing plastic wrap on top of the cup. The student then places the cup by a sunny window. Which best explains why the student placed the model near a sunny window?The electrical energy from the sun will start the process of evaporation in the model.The thermal energy from the sun will start the process of evaporation in the model.The mechanical energy from the sun will start the process of evaporation in the model.The light energy from the sun will start the process of evaporation in the model.60s
- Q15Snowfall is an example of which process?condensationprecipitationevaporationtranspiration60s