What change occurs during evaporation?

• water vapor changes to solid water

• liquid water changes to water vapor

• water vapor becomes liquid water

• water vapor is absorbed into the soil on Earth's surface

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What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

• percolation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

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Which of the following is NOT a form which water can take?

• frozen water in a glacier

• water vapor in the atmosphere

• liquid water beneath earth's surface

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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A diagram of the processes involved in the water cycle is shown below. Which arrow best represents percolation?

• Arrow W

• Arrow X

• Arrow Y

• Arrow Z

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What process in the water cycle is represented by an arrow in the diagram below?

• runoff

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

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A diagram of stages in the water cycle is shown below. What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

• percolation

• precipitation

• formation of fog

• evaporation

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The pictures show the sidewalk at four different times on the same day. Which process most likely occurred between 10am and 2pm?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Which of the following is the least likely to directly follow precipitation?

• the accumulation of water in a pond

• the runoff of water to a nearby stream

• the percolation of water into an aquifer

• the decrease of water in a lake

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Forms of precipitation include -

• snow, sleet, and hail only

• rain and snow only

• sleet, snow, rain, and hail

• hail and rain only

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A potential sequence of three stages in the water cycle is shown below. Which process is best represented by Stage Z?

• the formation of a cloud

• the accumulation of water in the ocean

• a decrease of water vapor

• the release of water vapor from a tree

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