Water Cycle

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

Precipitation occurs because 

• the droplets evaporate in the air
• the droplets are too light for the air to hold
• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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What is water vapor?

• Water on the land (geosphere)

• Water in the water (hydrosphere)

• Water in plants

• Water in the air (atmosphere)

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Where is most water found on Earth?

• glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

• lakes

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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?

• warm, sunny

• cold, rainy

• cold, sunny

• rainy, warm

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What is condensation?

• The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
• The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
• The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

• Evaporation

• Rain

• Infiltration

• Watershed

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Water in the form of a gas.

• water vapor
• dew point
• ocean current
• humidity

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