Name __________________________________________________________ The Water Cycle Match the term with its definition. _____1. Collection A. A type of evaporation which occurs from the surface of plant leaves as the plant’s temperature increases and water _____2. Condensation vapor is released into the air. _____3. Evaporation B. The fallen precipitation is in bodies “collected/stored” _____4. Freezing of water. _____5. Melting C. Water which falls to Earth’s surface. _____6. Precipitation D. When ice gains heat, it changes from solid ice to liquid water. _____7. Transpiration E. When liquid loses heat energy, it becomes a solid. F. When water absorbs enough heat, it becomes a gas (water vapor). G. When water vapor loses heat energy and becomes liquid water. 8. Earth has been recycling water for over ______ billion years. (Enter a number) 9. This provides the energy to power the water cycle. a. c. Fire b. Wind d. Sun 10. Water is the not only substance that exists on Earth in each of its three states (solid, liquid, & gas). a. True b. False 11. Water sometimes changes its location by changing state in pattern. This is the… a. carbon cycle. c. oxygen cycle. b. nitrogen cycle. d. water cycle.
Name __________________________________________________________ The Water Cycle Match the term with its definition. _____1. Collection _____2. Condensation _____3. Evaporation _____4. Freezing _____5. Melting _____6. Precipitation _____7. Transpiration A. A type of evaporation which occurs from the surface of plant leaves as the plant’s temperature increases and water vapor is released into the air. B. The fallen precipitation is “collected/stored” in bodies of water. C. Water which falls to Earth’s surface. D. When ice gains heat, it changes from solid ice to liquid water. E. When liquid loses heat energy, it becomes a solid. F. When water absorbs enough heat, it becomes a gas (water vapor). G. When water vapor loses heat energy and becomes liquid water. 8. Earth has been recycling water for over ______ billion years. (Enter a number) 9. This provides the energy to power the water cycle. a. c. Fire b. Wind d. Sun 10. Water is the not only substance that exists on Earth in each of its three states (solid, liquid, & gas). a. True b. False 11. Water sometimes changes its location by changing state in pattern. This is the… a. carbon cycle. c. oxygen cycle. b. nitrogen cycle. d. water cycle.
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