Water Cycle & Human Impact

Describe the role of plants in the movement of water through the water cycle.

• Plants collect water and store it in their cells.

• Plants absorb water and release back into the atmosphere through transpiration.

• Plants cause water to condense into the atmosphere and form clouds.

• Plants release water back into the atmosphere through precipitation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

After a chemical spill in a nearby lake, residents began to notice a large number of dead turtles washing up on the shore.

What is the likely cause of the turtle deaths?

• Overfishing of the turtles by the local fishermen.

• Someone has introduced a new turtle predator to the lake's ecosystem.

• The lake water mixed with the spilled chemical and created a toxic pollutant.

• The elimination of the insects and plants that make up most of the turtle's diet.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The image is a model showing the processes of the water cycle. During a summer of extreme drought, what can we expect to happen to the surface water stored in ponds and lakes?

• water levels will increase because there is more precipitation

• animals won't drink as much to save water, so water levels remain the same

• water levels will increase because there is more evaporation and transpiration

• water levels will decrease because there is more evaporation and transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following activities could cause the water table of ground water to go down?

• Adding more parks and green areas to a city.

• Conserving the amount of water used in big cities.

• Concrete covering the soil blocking infiltration from taking place.

• More precipitation due to more evaporation in an area.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Energy power source for starting the continuous process of the water cycle. Without this, there would be NO water cycle.

• the sun

• gravity

• underground hotspots

• electricity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does the sun's energy contribute to the water cycle process?

• It heats the water, causing it to evaporate into the atmosphere

• It causes the accumulated rain drops in the clouds to fall to the ground

• It causes rain drops to condensate in the clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water is heated by the sun, the atmospheric conditions change the state of water from a liquid to a gas. Which step is this in the water cycle?

• precipitation

• runoff

• condensation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Identify the step in which water returns to Earth's surface from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water cools and condenses, clouds form as water droplets clump around tiny dust particles. What step is this in the water cycle?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The precipitation that runs off the land and eventually flows into oceans, rivers, or lakes is called ______.

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4