water cycle

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.

• water vapor
• steam
• air
• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

When water soaks the ground it becomes groundwater through what process?

• Runoff
• Infiltration
• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The name of the area that is the upper level of the zone of saturation:

• Zone of Saturation
• Zone of Aeration
• Water Table

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The amount of space between soil is:

• Porosity
• Permeability

The ability of a liquid to flow through a substance is:

• Porosity
• Permeability