Water Cycle Pretest

Where is most of Earth's water found?

• in oceans

• in glaciers

• in lakes

• in rivers

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What energy source evaporates the most water from Earth's surface?

• volcanoes

• the sun

• lightning

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?

• evaporating

• condensing

• precipitating

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water vapor doing when it changes into water?

• evaporating

• condensing

• precipitating

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid?

• the shape or size of the cup it is in

• where it has been stored

• if it is being used for irrigation

• what its temperature is

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these shows condensation occuring in the water cycle?

• clouds forming

• ocean water changing to water vapor

• water flowing down a river

• underground water soaking into rocks and soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How can water vapor in the air return to Earth?

• it evaporates and is blown by the wind

• it evaporates and forms clouds

• it condenses then precipitates

• it sticks to any warm surface which it comes in contact with

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Many Utah towns use water from wells for drinking. How does water get into wells?

• it has to be poured into them from water tanks

• rain sinks down through the soil into them

• it is pumped by large engines into the well

• it evaporates from the inside of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold and rainy

• cold and sunny

• warm and rainy

• warm and sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does heat from the sun cause liquid water to do?

• evaporate into the air

• travel deeper into the soil

• change into a solid

• fall from clouds as rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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