Water Cycle Test Practice

What must occur before clouds can form?

• Water vapor must get warmer.

• Water vapor must lose heat energy.

• Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.

• Transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process allows green plants to control the amount of water stored

in their leaves?

• photosynthesis

• condensation

• respiration

• transpiration

After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which best explains why the sun is needed in order to produce rain?

• The sun cools the clouds, which causes them to hold less rain.

• The sun cools ocean water, which causes more clouds to form.

• The sun heats the clouds, which causes them to hold more rain.

• The sun warms ocean water, which causes more clouds to form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which causes water to soak the ground?

• high levels of condensation

• high levels of transpiration

• high levels of precipitation

• high levels of evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process of the water cycle returns condensed water to the earth’s surface?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sun shines down on a field of corn plants on a warm, summer day, as shown in the picture. Which process will be most affected by the heat?

• runoff

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term best describes the flow of water over land?

• runoff

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which most accurately explains the way clouds form?

• Warm water vapor hits warm air, changing the gas into a liquid, and forming a cloud.

• Warm water vapor hits cold air, changing the gas into a liquid, and forming a cloud.

• Warm water vapor hits warm air, changing the gas into a solid, and forming a cloud.

• Warm water vapor hits cold air, changing the gas into a solid, and forming a cloud.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which will most likely form during the condensation process?

• rain

• hail

• clouds

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4