Water cycle

Which of the following are types of freshwater that can be used by people?

Select all that are true.

• groundwater

• ice caps and glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

• lakes

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

People get fresh water from

• reservoirs

• lakes and rivers

• pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are clouds made of?

• dry air

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the main components of the water cycle?

• runoff

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of precipitation will fall if the temperature is 0 degrees celsius, but the precipitation freezes along the way to Earth's surface?

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which example is a form of precipitation?

• Dew

• Fog

• Frost

• Hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

• Over the ocean

• Over the mountains

• Over the rainforest

• Over the desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

• The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

• The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

• The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4