Water Cycle Assessment

Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?

• the sun

• plants

• animals

• electrical outlets

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is evaporation?

• Water freezes

• Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into a liquid

• Plants take in water from soil

• Water gets warm and changes from liquid water to vapor (gaseous state)

What is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets?

• evaporation

• dehydration

• condensation

• precipitation

What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid, liquid, or a gas?

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• water

• carbon

When gas changes to a liquid it is called __________.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which is an example of condensation?

• During a hurricane, 3 inches of rain fall in an hour

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

• 12 inches of snow fall on December 12th

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

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 evaporated

• it precipitated

• it condensed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth__________.

• increases

• decreases

• stay the same

• goes up and then down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Snow, rain and hail are example of_________.

• runoff

• condensation

• water vapor

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4