The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS2-1, MS-PS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere?

Back

Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

List the forms of precipitation.

Back

Rain, sleet, hail, and snow.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the primary energy source that drives the water cycle?

Back

The sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What would happen to the water cycle if the Sun were removed?

Back

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

True or False: The greatest amount of water found on Earth is fresh water.

Back

False.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What process involves water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is evaporation in the context of the water cycle?

Back

The process by which liquid water is transformed into water vapor.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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