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- 1. Multiple Choice
Water vapor leaves a plant in the biosphere and goes into the atmosphere through
transpiration
respiration
precipitation
evaporation
- 2. Multiple Choice
biosphere
all the water on Earth
regions that contain all the living things on Earth
the envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
living things on land
- 3. Multiple Choice
_____ moves underground to the ocean
sea water
groundwater
lake water
rain drops
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happens when water vapor loses thermal energy?
it expands into millions of droplets that form clouds
it condenses into millions of droplets that form clouds
it condenses into millions of droplets that form lakes and rivers
it expands on the surface of plants and goes into the air
- 5. Multiple Choice
atmosphere
all the water on Earth
regions that contain all the living things on Earth
the envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
living things on land
- 6. Multiple Choice
When is energy absorbed during the water cycle?
during evaporation
during transpiration
during condensation
during precipitation
- 7. Multiple Choice
hydrosphere
all the water on Earth
regions that contain all the living things on Earth
the envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
living things on land
- 8. Multiple Choice
____ happens when liquid turns into a gas on Earth's surface
evaporation
condensation
respiration
transpiration
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does energy from the Sun drive evaporation?
it slows down the water molecules and breaks their bonds
it makes the water molecules too big
it speeds up the water molecules and breaks their bonds
it speeds up the water molecules and creates new bonds
- 10. Multiple Choice
reservoirs
water storage areas during the water cycle
places reserved for water usage by humans and animals
made from water and ice that are too big to remain suspended in air
made up of water droplets or ice crystals that are so small they remain suspended in the air
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which statement does NOT apply to the water cycle?
it has no beginning
it has no end
it is continuous
it very rarely changes
- 12. Multiple Choice
clouds
water storage areas during the water cycle
places reserved for water usage by humans and animals
made from water and ice that are too big to remain suspended in the air
made up of water droplets or ice crystals that are so small they remain suspended in the air
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where does water from mountains or land NOT end up?
lakes
rivers
the ocean
space (unless sent there by a volcanic eruption!)
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following drive the movement of water in the water cycle? (choose all that apply)
sunlight
transpiration
gravity
evaporation
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where is groundwater stored?
in lakes and rivers
in underground lakes
in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface
in mid-ocean ridges
- 16. Multiple Choice
Evaporation adds water to the
biosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
geosphere
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