Write True if the statement is correct. Write False if the statement is not correct.
a) _________ The water cycle is also called the hydrologic cycle.
b) _________ Most of the water found on Earth is freshwater.
c) _________ The water cycle has a beginning and an end.
d) _________ The water frozen in polar ice caps is saltwater.
e) _________ The water cycle has three main steps.
f) _________ Evaporation is the process in which water changes to water vapor.
g) _________ Plants and animals give off water vapor.
h) _________ Transpiration is the second step in the water cycle.
i) _________ Precipitation is moisture that falls to Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
j) _________ Clouds form when water evaporates.
k) _________ Water that soaks into the ground is called runoff water.
l) _________ All of Earth's water is called the hydrosphere.
m) _________ Groundwater stays there forever and is no longer part of the water cycle.
n) _________ The water cycle makes it possible for areas with no nearby bodies of freshwater to have a supply of fresh water.
o) _________ The water that evaporates from the ocean takes the salt with it as a gas.