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Water Cycle Part 3

Choose the correct answer.

1. The amount of _______, whether in the form of snowfall, freezing rain, or wind-
drifted snow, is important to glacier survival.

condensation
precipitation

2. Which of the following is formed when water vapor turns into ice?

Snow

Rain

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3. Which of the following is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas?

Precipitation

Evaporation

4. Which of the following is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid?

Condensation
Evaporation

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5. Which of the following is the term for rain, snow, sleet, and hail?

Evaporation
Precipitation

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6. Which of the following is the continuous movement of water between the Earth’s
surface and the air?

Carbon Cycle

Water Cycle

7. Which of the following is the process of water loss from leaves?

Transpiration
Condensation

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 8. Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are examples of which of the following?

Condensation
Precipitation

State whether the following statement is true or false.

9. The water cycle will occur over a period of approximately three weeks.

True
False

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Choose the correct answer.

10. The precipitation that falls to the Earth and ends up soaking into the land is called
_______.

runoff

ground water

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11. Which of the following will carry topsoil, nutrients, and other substances as it flows
downhill?

runoff

groundwater

12. Which of the following is the source of a natural spring?

ground water
runoff

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 13. _______ is water in the form of droplets that can appear on leaves, cars, or
windows, usually in the morning or evening due to condensation.

Ground water
Dew

14. Which of the following best defines an aquifer?

Layers of rock located on the surface of the Earth that are saturated with water that can
be accessed through natural springs or by pumping.
Aquifers are underground layers of rock that are saturated with water, which can be
brought to the surface through natural springs or by pumping.

State whether the following statement is true or false.

15. Polar ice caps make up the second largest freshwater source on the planet.

True
False

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