Water Cycle

________is water that flows across land and collects in rivers, streams, and eventually the ocean

• runoff

• infiltration

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______ is the movement of water into the ground due to the pull of gravity

• runoff

• infiltration

• groundwater

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How much of the Earth's water is freshwater?

• 97%

• 50%

• 3%

• 1%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere

• runoff

• infiltration

• transpiration

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_______ is another name for rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• evaporation

• condensation

• groundwater

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term names the continuous movement of water through Earth's environment?

• water collection

• water cycle

• percolation

• groundwater cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water vapor is a product of transpiration. Which of the following produces water vapor through transpiration?

• oceans

• lakes

• plants

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

• 2%

• 71%

• 3%

• 97%

_________occurs when liquid water from the Earth's surface and from living organisms changes into water vapor

• percolation

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

____________ occurs when water vapor cools and changes into liquid water droplets that form clouds in the atmosphere.

• evaporation

• condensation

• infiltration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4