Water Cycle and Weather

What is the source of energy for all the parts of the water cycle?

• Wind

• The Ocean

• Soil

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is an example of condensation?

• 12 inches of snow fall on December 12th

• On a hot day, water on the sidewalk quickly disappears.

• During a hurricane, 3 inches of rainfall in an hour.

• A layer of water appears on the outside of a cup of ice water soon after it was poured.

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Mark notices a puddle of water on his way home from school. The next day, the puddle is gone. What most likely happened to the puddle of water?

• It melted

• It condensed

• It precipitated

• It evaporated

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Snow and hail are examples of

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The picture shows a glass of cold water. There are water drops on the outside of the glass. Where did the water come from?

• It leaked through the glass

• It was sweat from a person

• The glass was tipped over by someone

• It condensed from the warmer air meeting the cold glass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Once water makes it all the way through the water cycle, the water

• Starts the cycle over again

• Has finished the cycle and the water moves on to another cycle

• disappears

• Stays in the stage at which it finished

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What provides the most of the water for the water cycle?

• Puddles

• The ocean

• Water

• Precipitation

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On a weather map, cold fronts are indicated by

• the letter "H"

• the letter "L"

• a blue line with triangles

• a red line with half circles

The changing of liquid to gas is

• Water vapor

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The changing of gas to a liquid is

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Water vapor

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4