ESS2.3 & ESS2.4 Climate features & water cycle

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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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-PS1-4

Which stage does water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground but sometimes can't ?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the result of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuels being burned then emitted into the atmosphere combining with water droplets?

• Erosion

• Acid rain

• Ocean acidification

• Global Warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water cycle is the earth's way of

• Getting rid of water

• Recycling water

• Using up all of our water

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Most of the earth's fresh water is beyond our reach because it is

• Buried deep within the earth.

• frozen into glaciers and polar caps.

• Taking up most of the ocean

• In the sky in the form of clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How could pesticides get into lakes and streams?

• too much pesticide could be sprayed and it runs off

• it could be sprayed too close to a stream

• rain could wash pesticides into a lake

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which practice could humans do to save or manage water usage?

• restrict irrigation (watering lawns & crops)

• redirect the flow of a river

• drain the wetlands

• build a hydroelectric dam

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What are the three main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation, wind speed, and humidity

• temperature, latitude, and air pressure

• wind speed, latitude, and humidity

• latitude, temperature and precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6