Water Cycle Quiz Review

What is the main source of energy/power for the water cycle?

• the temperature

• evaporation

• the sun

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following are examples of storage? (you may choose more than one)

• glaciers

• acquifers

• transpiration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does solid change states into a liquid? (ice-->water)

• freezing

• melting

• transpiring

• perspiring

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When liquid water heats up and turns to water vapor or gas, it is known as ______.

• condensation

• evaporation

• percolation

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

True or False: Another term for gas is water vapor.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When liquid water gets heated and turns into gas or water vapor off of trees, plants, stems, leaves, etc., it is known as ______.

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• evapotranspiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As water vapor or gas rises to the atmosphere, it eventually cools and ______________ to form clouds.

• evaporates

• freezes

• condenses

• precipitates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following are examples of precipitation? (you may choose more than one)

• rain

• runoff

• snow

• sleet

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Water that flows over land into rivers, oceans, streams, etc. is known as __________.

• groundwater

• runoff

• storage

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that seeps into Earth underground and remains there as storage is known as __________?

• runoff

• precipitation

• storage

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4