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    The document describes the water cycle. The sun provides energy that causes evaporation, where water changes from a liquid to a gas and enters the atmosphere as water vapor. As the vapor rises, it cools and condenses to form clouds. The water droplets in clouds combine and fall as precipitation back to the earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail. Some precipitation soaks into the ground while the rest flows over the land in runoff or evaporates again, continuing the cycle.

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    The document describes the water cycle. The sun provides energy that causes evaporation, where water changes from a liquid to a gas and enters the atmosphere as water vapor. As the vapor rises, it cools and condenses to form clouds. The water droplets in clouds combine and fall as precipitation back to the earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail. Some precipitation soaks into the ground while the rest flows over the land in runoff or evaporates again, continuing the cycle.

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    The document describes the water cycle. The sun provides energy that causes evaporation, where water changes from a liquid to a gas and enters the atmosphere as water vapor. As the vapor rises, it cools and condenses to form clouds. The water droplets in clouds combine and fall as precipitation back to the earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail. Some precipitation soaks into the ground while the rest flows over the land in runoff or evaporates again, continuing the cycle.

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    The Water Cycle

    Water is constantly moving between Earths surface and the


    atmosphere. This continuous movement of water is called
    the water cycle. The figure to the left shows how water
    moves through the water cycle.
    The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the Sun.
    Radiation from the Sun heats up the surface of the water
    and causes evaporation. Evaporation is the process of water
    changing from a liquid to a gas. Because Earths oceans are
    so large, they provide the greatest source of evaporating
    water. Lakes and rivers also add water vapor to the
    atmosphere through evaporation. As water vapor rises in
    the atmosphere, it begins to cool and changes back into liquid water. This process is called condensation. When water vapor
    condenses into water droplets in the atmosphere, it forms clouds.
    Eventually, these water droplets combine to form larger drops. These larger drops become too heavy to stay in the clouds and
    eventually fall back to Earth as precipitation. Precipitation is and solid or liquid form of water that falls from clouds. It includes
    rain, snow, sleet, and hail. The water from precipitation soaks into the ground and makes its way into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
    Some precipitation that has returned to Earths surface evaporates and the water cycle continues.

    Answer the following questions.


    1. What is the process in which water is changed from a liquid to a gas?
    A. Condensation

    B. Precipitation

    c. Evaporation

    d. Dew Point

    2. Plant roots absorb water from soil. This water moves upward, through a plants structures. Plants release water vapor during
    cellular respiration. What is this process called?
    A. Condensation

    B. Evaporation

    C. Percolation

    D. Transpiration

    3. Water vapor changing form to liquid water is a process called __________________________.


    A. Condensation

    B. Infiltration

    C. Evaporation

    D. Runoff

    4. When water falls to the Earth, as either rain, sleet, hail, or snow, it is known as what?
    A. Condensation

    B. Infiltration

    C. Percolation

    D. Transpiration

    5. Water flows downward toward bodies of water, where the water cycle begins again. This is called what?
    A. Condensation

    B. Infiltration

    C. Percolation

    D. Runoff

    6. Water flows downward through the soil and rock to form groundwater. Some groundwater seeps into surface water or
    collects in underground bodies of water. When this happens, it is known as ________________?
    A. Condensation

    B. Infiltration

    C. Percolation

    D. Transpiration

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