Hydrology S63A S63B S63C S63D

Where does most of the water evaporation on Earth come from?

• transpiring plants

• rivers

• oceans

• surface lakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following terms refers to all of Earth's water?

• dew point

• water cycle

• precipitation

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Corbitt takes a bottle of juice out of the refrigerator. He notices that water begins to form on the outside of the bottle. Which of the following explains why the water started to form?

• Evaporation occurs on the bottle because the room is cooler than the bottle.

• Condensation forms on the bottle because the room is warmer than the bottle

• The bottle is melting because the room is warmer than the bottle.

• The bottle is freezing because the room is cooler the bottle

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When the air temperature decreases, the rate of evaporation

• decrease

• increase

• may increase or decrease

• remains constant

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The graph shows the distribution of water on Earth's surface.

What can be concluded from the image?

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in oceans.

• Most of the water available on Earth is not drinkable.

• Most of the water available on Earth is drinkable

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found as groundwater.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How would heavy cloud cover most likely affect the water cycle?

• Sunlight reflecting off the clouds would increase the rate of precipitation.

• Sunlight reflecting off the clouds would decrease the rate of condensation

• Less sunlight reaching the surface would decrease the rate of evaporation.

• Less sunlight reaching the surface would increase the rate of transpiration.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The picture below shows what happens when a glass of water is left in the sunshine for a period of time.

Which process can a scientist explain with this model?

• boiling

• condensation

• evaporation

• melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The map shows various water sources.

Which city receives its freshwater supply directly from the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct?

• Fresno

• Los Angeles

• Santa Barbara

• San Francisco

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

• in the ocean

• in icecaps and glaciers

• in rivers and streams

• in aquifers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Review this illustration of an ocean current

What is the name of this current

• Labrador Current

• North Atlantic Drift

• Gulf Stream Current

• North Equatorial Current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6