Question

this tea kettle shows a change in the state of matter of water. which part of the water cycle represents the same change in state? a. puddled water freezes to form ice. b. snow melts and becomes surface runoff. c. rain falls from the sky as precipitation. d. lake water evaporates into the atmosphere.

Explanation:

The tea - kettle shows water changing from liquid to gas (boiling/evaporation). Option D, where lake water evaporates into the atmosphere, is also water changing from liquid to gas. Option A is liquid to solid (freezing), option B is solid to liquid (melting), and option C is gas to liquid (condensation followed by precipitation).

Answer:

D. Lake water evaporates into the atmosphere