1. Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change Grade 3 SOL- 3.9 Created By; Kim Smith

2. What is the Water Cycle ? 12345 A.Water that moves around. B.Movement of water from the ground to the air and back to the ground. C.Movement of water from the air to te ground. 25

3. Where does the energy that drives this cycle come from? 12345 A.Moon B.Tides C.Sun 25

4. What is EVAPORATION? 12345 A.When water is heated and changed into a gas. B.When water is frozen then thawed into a liquid. C.When a gas condenses and forms water again. 25

5. What is CONDENSATION? 12345 A.A liquid that is changed into a gas. B.A gas that is cooled and changes to a liquid. C.A liquid that is cooled until it forms ice. 25

6. A liquid or solid falls to the ground as____. 12345 A.Rain, ice B.Precipitation C.Condensation 25

7. Our water supply on Earth is limited. 12345 A.False B.True 25

8. _____ reduces the amount of usable water. 12345 A.Ice B.Salt C.Pollution 25

9. What types of pollution can get into our water supply. 12345 A.Run-off from fields, parking lots, eroding soil, and animal waste. B.Filtered water from faucets. C.None of the above. 25

10. We need to _____ our water carefully. 12345 A.Spend B.Drink C.Conserve 25

11. What are some major water sources for a community ? 12345 A.Rivers, reservoirs, and wells B.Oceans, streams, creeks C.None of the above 25

12. We need water for life. 12345 A.True B.False 25

13. Living cells are mostly _____. 12345 A.Ice B.Blood C.Water 25

14. In EACH CELL the chemicals necessary for life are dissolved into ____. 12345 A.Liquids B.Water C.Blood 25