Water Cycle Edited May 2023

Movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and even living things makes up (a)   .

• ocean currents
• global wind
• water cycle
• carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What three ways does water vapor reach the atmoshpere?

• evaporation, transpiration, condensation

• evaporation, transpiration, sublimation

• evaporation, transpiration, precipitation

• evaporation, transpiration, wishful thinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does the energy come from for evaporation, transpiration, and sublimation to occur? (a)  

• water cycle
• sun
• wind
• ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

(a)   is when liquid water changes into water vapor.

• precipitation
• sublimation
• transpiration
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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___ of the water in the atmosphere comes from the evaporation of Earth's water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

For what reason does the majority of the water vapor in the atmosphere come from the oceans?

• 90% of the water in the atmosphere comes from evaporation

• evaporation happens all over Earth including oceans

• ocean currents happen all around the world

• most of the surface of Earth is covered by oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants through stomata on leaf surfaces is called (a)   .

• evaporation
• transpiration
• sublimation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When solid water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid. (a)  

• evaporation
• transpiration
• sublimation
• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The change of state from a gas to a liquid. (a)  

• condensation
• transpiration
• precipitation
• sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water droplets that condense on particles of dust, form tiny droplets of water. Which of the following could be formed by these tiny droplets that float in the air. Check all that apply.

• clouds

• rain

• mist

• fog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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