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Which point(s) in the water cycle below best illustrate(s) water changing to a gas, and which term(s) could describe it?

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1; sublimation or evaporation
1 and 2; evaporation only
3; precipitation or transpiration
3 and 4; transpiration only

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Answer: 1; sublimation or evaporation.

Explanation: Point 1 shows water turning into water vapor (liquid → gas is evaporation; solid → gas is sublimation). The other labels on the diagram represent condensation, precipitation, runoff/transpiration, etc., not the liquid/solid → gas change.