Water cycle

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• provide heat energy for evaporation

• provide heat energy for condensation

• dry out the soil for runoff to occur

• provide thermal energy for accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water vapor turns to liquid water?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do we call water in its gas state?

• rain

• snow

• ice

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water falls to Earth as rain after water vapor ________ into clouds.

• evaporates

• accumulates

• condenses

• freezes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

• solid, liquid

• gas, liquid

• liquid, gas

• liquid, solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water vapor cools and becomes liquid water.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement best describes the movement of liquid water from land back into a body of water?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does the water cycle begin?

• with the Sun's energy

• with the ocean's energy

• with wind power

• with rain energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4