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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?75%3%1%97%
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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?condensationevaporationsublimationtranspiration - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy are clouds a key element of the water cycle?increase amount of water on the planetprotect land from sunlightlower temperature of the airtransport water from one part of the planet to another
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere is most water found on Earth?glacierslakesriversoceans
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?volcanoesthe sunlightningwind
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?evaporatingcondensingprecipitatingrunoff
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is water vapor doing when it changes to water?evaporatingcondensingprecipitatingrunoff
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?evaporatingcondensingprecipitatingrunoff
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?evaporatingcondensingprecipitatingrunoff
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere does condensation occur in the water cycle?clouds formingocean water changing to water vaporwater flowing down a riverunderground water soaking into soil
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow can water vapor in the air return to Earth?evaporates and blown by the windevaporates and forms cloudscondenses then precipitatessticks to any warm surface
- 12. Multiple ChoiceOn which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?cold, rainycold, sunnywarm, rainywarm, sunny
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth. When water in the oceans absorb sunlight and heat up, what process can happen to the water?accumulationcondensationevaporationprecipitation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow do clouds change the influence of the sun on the water cycle?produce precipitation, resulting in more fresh watershield water sources from the sun, reducing evaporationenhance the heat of the sun on the earthfocus the sun's light
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to clouds if the air around them changes temperature?grow bigger when the temperature drops and more vapor condensesgrow bigger when the temperature rises and more water vaporget smaller when the temperature drops and less water vapor condensesget smaller when the temperature rises and more vapor condenses
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?amount of plant matterlocation of ice capssize of oceantemperature
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following represents the correct sequence of flow in the water cycle?collection; condensation; evaporation; precipitationcondensation; collection, evaporation; precipitationevaporation; condensation; collection; precipitationprecipitation; collection; evaporation; condensation
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