Water Cycle

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the...

• Sun
• Moon
• Clouds

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Evaporation occurs when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean, and turns it into...

• snow
• water vapor
• rain
• sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts
• Evaporates
• Condenses
• Precipitates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water begins to evaporate when you add _______ to it.

• cold
• ice
• water cycle
• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The sun will cause water in the puddle to change from

• a gas to a liquid
• a liquid to a gas
• solid to a liquid
• a liquid to a solid

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