The HYDROSPHERE & HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

The change of water from one state to another as it travels from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back is known as ...

• the WATER CYCLE

• the OCEAN

• the SUN

• SOLAR ENERGY

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of changing liquid to a gas by heating is called ...

• EVAPORATION

• CONDENSATION

• PRECIPITATION

• TRANSPIRATION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process of changing a gas to a liquid by cooling is called ...

• EVAPORATION

• CONDENSATION

• PRECIPITATION

• TRANSPIRATION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow is known as ...

• EVAPORATION

• CONDENSATION

• PRECIPITATION

• TRANSPIRATION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Precipitation that is not absorbed by the soil and travels back to the ocean is ...

• ACCUMULATION

• GROUNDWATER

• RUN OFF

• WATER VAPOR

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Energy from the sun is called ...

• ACCUMULATION

• SOLAR ENERGY

• WATER CYCLE

• RUN OFF

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A large body of salt water?

• PRECIPITATION

• CONDENSATION

• RUN OFF

• OCEAN

Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock is ...

• GROUNDWATER

• PRECIPITATION

• RUN OFF

• OCEAN

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water in its gas form is often referred to as ...

• WATER VAPOR

• CONDENSATION

• PRECIPITATION

• GROUNDWATER

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term means an increase or build up in amount over a period of time?

• CONDENSATION

• ACCUMULATION

• GROUND WATER

• WATER CYCLE