Hydrologic Cycle

___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

• Transpiration

• Deposition

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________________ is surface runoff produced from melting snow. It can also be used to describe the period or season during which such runoff is produced.

• Surface Runoff

• Snowmelt Runoff

• Groundwater Flow

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___________________ is water taken from the groundwater flow and soil moisture. Only 1% of water the plant draws up is used by the plant. The remaining 99% is passed back into the atmosphere.

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Surface runoff

• Plant uptake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

_____________________ of water underground in aquifers. The water may return to the surface in springs or eventually seep into the oceans.

• Groundwater flow

• Surface Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

________________ is movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

____________________ is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. ________________ rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation.

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Deposition

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The opposite of sublimation is "_______________", where water vapor changes directly into ice—such a snowflakes and frost.

• Surface Runoff

• Precipitation

• sublimation

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________________ is the movement of water through the atmosphere, specifically from over the oceans to over land. Some of the earth's moisture transport is visible as clouds, which themselves consist of ice crystals and/or tiny water droplets.

• Transportation

• Precipitation

• Deposition

• Surface runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• Transportation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Plant Uptake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4