Investigation 7 - 9 Vocabulary

What is the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water, usually on a surface?

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are a very tiny surfaces on which water may condense on in the atmosphere?

• evaporation nuclei

• transpiration nuclei

• condensation nuclei

• precipitation nuclei

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor and vapor condenses into a liquid?

• equilibrium point

• evaporation point

• condensation point

• dew point

What is a flow of unusually warm water in the eastern Pacific Ocean which causes many changes in weather in other places?

• El Nino

• Gulf Stream

• El Nina

• Gyre

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor?

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a worldwide warming trend on Earth that affects global weather?

• El Nino

• Gyre

• Global Warming

• El Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is water stored below Earth's surface?

• surface water

• ground water

• lake water

• ocean water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a warm boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean?

• El Nina

• El Nino

• Gulf Stream

• Gyre

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a large system of rotation ocean currents?

• Grye

• Gulf Stream

• El Nino

• Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is precipitation in the form of small balls of ice?

• rain

• hail

• snow

• sleet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4