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What is the source of energy for the Water Cycle?
Ocean
Wind
Moon
Sun
Select the three main parts of the Water Cycle.
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Ground Water
Jack noticed that a puddle was gone that was there on his walk to school. What happened to the puddle?
It evaporated
It melted
It condensed
Snow and hail are examples of (a)
When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid to a (a)
What percent of water on Earth is fresh?
70%
3%
13%
97%
When water evaporates into the atmosphere, the next stage of the Water Cycle is condensation?
True
False
Match the state of matter with the correct name of the water.
Liquid water (a)
Water Vapor (b)
Ice (c)
Evaporation | occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air. | ||
Condensation | the opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form. | ||
Precipitation | condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist. Only 10% of water evaporated falls as precipitation. | ||
Groundwater storage | the downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock. Ground water begins as precipitation. Once water infiltrates the soil it can move vertically and horizontally through the soil. | ||
Infiltration | is the water that exists for long periods below the Earth’s surface. |
Approximately what percentage of Earth is covered with water?
3%
25%
75%
97%
Earth's freshwater is located in
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans
Soil
Glaciers
Water that evaporates from the ocean contains salt.
True
False
The process of water that is added to the atmosphere from plants is called
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
The water cycle has no beginning or end.
True
False
he highest percentage of earth's fresh water is located which 2 places?
lakes
oceans
glaciers
soil
ice caps
D | Evaporation | ||
B | Condensation | ||
E | Precipitation | ||
C | Transpiration | ||
A | Groundwater |
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