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a) A machine that cleans water
b) The journey water takes around the Earth
c) A river that never moves
b) The journey water takes around the Earth
Who is water important for?
a) only people
b) only plants
c) all living things
c) all living things
Why should we save water?
a) to help protect our environment
b) Because water is never used
c) So the ocean gets bigger
a) to help protect our environment
The water cycle is the _______ movement of water through Earth's environment.
a) stopping
b) continuous (never-ending)
c) one time
b) continuous (never-ending)
How many stages are in the water cycle?
Name a stage of the water cycle.
a) condensation
b) celebration
c) vacation
a) condensation
What does the water cycle give us fresh water for?
a)drinking, farming, and ecosystems
b) building houses
c) making cars
a) drinking, farming, and ecosystems
What does the water cycle move water through?
a) only the ocean
b) air, land, and oceans
c) the sky
b) air, land, and oceans
What is the FIRST stage of the water cycle?
a) precipitation
b) collection
c) evaporation
c) evaporation
Bonus 200 points: What direction does evaporation move?
a) ice
b) rocks
c) vapor
c) vapor
What helps evaporation happen?
a) The sun's heat
b) The moon
c) Cold wind
a) The sun's heat
Water vapor is an invisible _________
a) rock
b) gas
c) plant
b) gas
Where does water vapor go during evaporation?
a) Into the ground
b) into the ocean
c) up into the sky
c) up into the sky
What is the SECOND stage of the water cycle?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) collection
a) condensation
During condensation, water vapor __________.
a) heats up and disappears
b) cools and forms clouds
c) falls as hail
b) cools and forms clouds
As water vapor rises, it gets ________.
a) hotter
b) rocky
c) cooler
c) cooler
What are clouds made out of?
a) cotton
b) smoke
c) tiny water drops
c) tiny water drops
Tiny water droplets on a cold window are examples of ______________.
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) collection
a) condensation
What is the THIRD stage of the water cycle?
a) collection
b) precipitation
c) evaporation
b) precipitation
During precipitation, what does water do?
a) falls to the earth
b) rises into the sky
c) turns into vapor
a) falls to the earth
1) Precipitation happens when clouds become ________
a) too heavy with water droplets
b) very small
c) very hot
2) Which one is a type of precipitation
a)steam
b) snow
c) sand
1) a- too heavy with water droplets
2) b- snow
1) Which list shows the type of precipitation?
a) rain, snow, sleet, hail
b) rain, wind, sun, clouds
c) rivers, lakes, oceans, ponds
2) What is the FOURTH stage of the water cycle?
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) collection
1) a) rain, snow, sleet, hail
2) c) collection
a) clouds
b) oceans, rivers, lakes, and the ground
c) the sun
2) Water vaper that soaks into the ground turns into ____________.
a) vapor
b) groundwater
c) clouds
1) b) oceans, rivers, lakes, and the ground
2) b) groundwater
1) Collected water is stored and used by _________.
a) only fish
b) nobody
c) plants, animals, and people
2) What is run-off?
a) water that turns into clouds
b) water that flows downhill when there is too much on the ground
c) snow that stays on a mountain
1) c) plants, animals, and people
2) b) water that flows downhill when there is too much on the ground
1) What does run off create?
a) streams and rivers
b) clouds
c) sunshine
2) After run-off, water returns to the ocean and ______.
a) stops forever
b) disappears
c) starts the cycle again
1) a) streams and rivers
2) c) starts the cycle again