The Water Cycle and Rain

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Which process causes water at Earth's surface to evaporate into the atmosphere?

  • Condensation
  • Precipitation
  • Evaporation (correct)
  • Crystallization

What happens to water vapor in the air as it rises?

  • It evaporates and disappears
  • It freezes and falls as snow
  • It crystallizes and forms sleet
  • It condenses and forms clouds (correct)

What is the term for moisture that falls from clouds to Earth's surface?

  • Evaporation
  • Crystallization
  • Precipitation (correct)
  • Condensation

Why does precipitation fall from some clouds and not from others?

<p>Some clouds contain more water vapor than others (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to water droplets in clouds as they move through moist layers of air?

<p>They join together and grow bigger till they fall as precipitation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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