Water Cycle

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

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does condensation occur in the water cycle?

• clouds forming
• ocean water changing to water vapor
• water flowing down a river
• underground water soaking into soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How can water vapor in the air return to Earth?

• evaporates and blown by the wind
• evaporates and forms clouds
• condenses then precipitates
• sticks to any warm surface 

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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?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching Earth.  When water in the oceans absorb sunlight and heat up, what process can happen to the water?

• accumulation
• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?

• amount of plant matter
• location of ice caps
• size of ocean
• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4