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Water Cycle Vocabulary

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1
What is water vapor?
precipitation
water in liquid form
none of the above
water in gas form
2
What is transpiration?
when water turns into a gas
when water is absorbed into the ground
the water that plants give off when they "breathe"
when water falls from the sky in the form of precipitation
3
What is evaporation?
when water turns into a gas called water vapor
when clouds form
when precipitation falls from the sky
when water vapor turns into water
4
What is groundwater?
water that runs off the surface of the Earth
water that is in the ground
water that falls from the sky
water that is in the sky
5
Which of these is NOT an example of precipitation?
snow
sleet
fog
rain
6
What is condensation?
when precipitation falls from clouds
when water turns into water vapor
when water vapor returns back to its natural state of water
None of the above
7
What is the water cycle?
the way that Earth recycles water
the way that Earth recycles matter
the way that Earth recycles oxgen
none of the above
8
What is runoff?
precipitation that creates a cloud
precipitation that hits the ground and is absorbed or flows
precipitation that falls from the sky
rain, sleet, snow, or hail