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What provides the energy that keeps the water cycle moving?
The sun
100
What is a form of liquid precipitation?
Rain
100
What is the name of the force that pulls water down to the Earth?
Gravity
100
What is a form of solid precipitation?
Snow, hail, or sleet
100
Which step of the process involves water vapor cooling and changing back to a liquid?
Condensation
200
What step of the water cycle is this picture showing? 
Precipitation
200
Which vocab term means: Anything that has made water or air dirty?
Pollution
200
What is the step called where water condenses and falls to the ground as a solid or a liquid?
Precipitation
200
Some people get water from a source that involves digging into the ground to get to underground water... What is this water source called?
A well
200
What word means the careful use of our natural resources?
Conservation
300
What is the process where liquid water is heated and turns into a gas?
Evaporation
300
True or False: The water cycle always starts with runoff.
False! The water cycle is a continuous cycle with no beginning or end.
300
What is this an example of? 
Condensation
300
What is the vocab term for water that has been heated and turned into a gas?
Water Vapor
300
What step in the water cycle is happening to the water in this pot? 
Evaporation
400
After recess on a rainy day, what helps the playground equipment dry off?
A. Reflection of the moon
B. Liquid from rain
C. Shade from clouds
D. Energy from sun
D. Energy from Sun
400
In which type of weather will water in a puddle evaporate the fastest?
A: Stormy and Cloudy
B: Cool and rainy
C: Hot and Sunny
D: Cold and Snowy
C: Hot and Sunny
400
Fill in the processes of the water cycle: 
Top Box: Condensation
Left: Precipitation
Bottom: Run Off
Right: Evaporation
400
True or False: The water cycle is a continuous movement of water on, in, and above Earth.
True
400
What is the name for a lake made by humans that holds water?
A reservoir
500
Which waterway is a part of a SALTWATERaquatic ecosystem?
A river
A pond
An ocean
A reservoir
An ocean
500
What is an example of groundwater?
Wells or underground streams
500
Name a way that water can become polluted.
People throw trash and litter into ditches and waterways.
Oil and gasoline leak from boats into waterways and from cars in parking lots. Then this runs off into waterways during heavy rain.
Farmers fertilize their lawns right before it rains, and then chemicals run off into ditches and streams, which then go into rivers.
When animals get crowded together on a farm or in a dog park, their waste gets washed into streams, rivers, and lakes.
500
Where can we find surface water on our planet? Give two examples!
Lakes, Oceans, Rivers, Ponds, and Reservoirs
500
What is an example of an act that helps conserve the water supply?
Turning off the water while brushing your teeth.
Watering your lawn in the mornings or evenings so the sun doesn't evaporate it as quickly as it would in the middle of the day.
Taking short showers instead of long showers or full baths.
Checking your home for leaks and getting them fixed.