The Water Cycle

Rain, snow melt, or other water that flows in surface streams, rivers, or canals.

• condensation

• surface runoff

• humidity

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process in which some water within plants evaporates into the atmosphere.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.

• rock cycle

• continental drift

• water cycle

• humidty

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface.

• accumulation

• precipitation

• condensation

• surface runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the morning, you observe that water droplets have formed on grass. Which process occurred when the water droplets formed on the grass?

• condensation

• deposition

• evaporation

• sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In which form does water rise into the atmosphere when it evaporates?

• water vapor

• water droplets

• snow

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term best describes a change of state from a liquid to a gas caused by the sun's energy?

• evaporation

• sublimation

• deposition

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water beneath the surface of the ground.

• Groundwater
• Earth
• Surface runoff
• Reservoire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• Infiltration
• Groundwater
• Transpiration
• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4