Water Cycle

Water Cycle

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-5

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process called when water from a lake, river, or ocean gets heated up by the sun?

Back

Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we call the process when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

Back

Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the movement of water downhill, often into rivers and lakes?

Back

Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the continuous movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back called?

Back

Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the first step of the water cycle where water is heated and rises into the air?

Back

Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to water vapor when it cools in the atmosphere?

Back

It condenses into clouds.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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