The Water Cycle

Question 1

When water leaves a lake, forms a cloud, and then falls back to the ground, which three words list the steps in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

evaporation – condensation – precipitation

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condensation – evaporation – precipitation

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evaporation – precipitation – condensation

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evaporation – condensation – collection

Question 2

Which of the following groups of three words lists the water‑cycle steps in the order they happen when water from a pond disappears, forms clouds, and then falls as rain?

Accepted Answer

evaporation, condensation, precipitation

Answer

condensation, evaporation, precipitation

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precipitation, evaporation, condensation

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evaporation, precipitation, condensation

Question 3

Which sentence most accurately explains how the Sun helps water move through the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

The Sun warms the water, turning it into invisible vapor that rises into the sky, where it later becomes clouds.

Answer

The Sun changes water straight into rain without it becoming vapor first.

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The Sun pulls water up from the ground like a magnet, making clouds appear.

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The Sun makes clouds so heavy that they fall as rain right away.

Try three questions

When water leaves a lake, forms a cloud, and then falls back to the ground, which three words list the steps in the correct order?

Which of the following groups of three words lists the water‑cycle steps in the order they happen when water from a pond disappears, forms clouds, and then falls as rain?

Which sentence most accurately explains how the Sun helps water move through the water cycle?

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