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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the energy source for the water cycle?the sunthe earthwaterthe moon
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of these is an example of precipitation?snowaircloudsvapor
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is the opposite of condensation?runoffevaporationprecipitationtranspiration
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.evaporationcondensationaccumulationprecipitation
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which best explains why runoff is important?It returns water to other locations on EarthIt increases the chance of floodingIt makes evaporation occur fasterIt increases condensation
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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?condensationevaporationsublimationtranspiration - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the water cycle?the 3 forms of waterthe movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earthwhen water meltswhen clouds form
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.During which stage do clouds form?condensationevaporationprecipitation
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?condesantionevaporationprecipitationrun off
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?condensationevaporationprecipitationrun off
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?evaporatingcondensingtranspiringfreezing
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Most of the freshwater on Earth is located where?aquifersoceansgroundwaterpolar icecaps
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More than 97% of Earth’s total water supply is found in:
ice sheets
the oceans
freshwater
the atmosphere
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Globally, MOST fresh water used by humans is for:
drinking and cooking
washing and home use
agricultural irrigation
electrical production
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Dams create ________, artificial lakes that humans use for water storage
reservoirs
aquifers
tributaries
estuaries
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.watersheddesalinationgroundwaterwell
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The careful use of a natural resource, such as water.aquiferconservationwater reclamationwell
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.3 states of water found on earthsolid, liquid & gasoceans, lakes & streamsevaporation, transpirationrain, sleet & hail
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which state of matter does A represent?SolidLiquidGas
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which state of matter does C represent?SolidLiquidGas