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The Water Cycle

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.

  1.  
    Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
    A. The spin of the Earth B. The Sun C. The moon D. Fossil fuels E. Electricity
  2.  
    Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the land to the atmosphere?
    A. condensation B. precipitation C. evaporation D. transpiration E. sublimination
  3.  
    Rain, snow, hail and sleet are all examples of which stage of the water cycle?
    A. precipitation B. evaporation C. condensation D. run-off
  4.  
    On a mountain in the spring, snow melts and trickles into a creek. In turn, the creek flows into a river, which eventually reaches the ocean. Of which part of the water cycle is this an example?
    A. precipitation B. condensation C. run-off D. infiltration
  5.  
    What is it called when plants release water that turns into vapor?
    A. evaporation B. transpiration C. precipitation D. sublimination E. condensation
  6.  
    The layer of gas surrounding planet Earth that's held held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements (primarily nitrogen and Oxygen) is:
    A. hydrosphere B. modosphere C. atmosphere D. cloud Layer
  7.  
    The average weather conditions for a region year after year; long term patterns of temperature and precipitation in an area:
    A. weather B. weather pattern C. climate D. water Cycle
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The Water Cycle (Answer Key)

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.

  1.  
    Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
    A. The spin of the Earth B. The Sun C. The moon D. Fossil fuels E. Electricity
  2.  
    Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the land to the atmosphere?
    A. condensation B. precipitation C. evaporation D. transpiration E. sublimination
  3.  
    Rain, snow, hail and sleet are all examples of which stage of the water cycle?
    A. precipitation B. evaporation C. condensation D. run-off
  4.  
    On a mountain in the spring, snow melts and trickles into a creek. In turn, the creek flows into a river, which eventually reaches the ocean. Of which part of the water cycle is this an example?
    A. precipitation B. condensation C. run-off D. infiltration
  5.  
    What is it called when plants release water that turns into vapor?
    A. evaporation B. transpiration C. precipitation D. sublimination E. condensation
  6.  
    The layer of gas surrounding planet Earth that's held held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements (primarily nitrogen and Oxygen) is:
    A. hydrosphere B. modosphere C. atmosphere D. cloud Layer
  7.  
    The average weather conditions for a region year after year; long term patterns of temperature and precipitation in an area:
    A. weather B. weather pattern C. climate D. water Cycle

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