Water Cycle Exit Ticket

Padma took a bottle of water with her when she went to play soccer. She wanted to make sure none of it evaporated from the bottle while she was playing. What should she do to keep the water from evaporating?

• Screw the top on loosely and set it in the Sun.

• Put the top on tightly and leave it in the shade.

• Leave the top off the bottle and set it in the Sun.

• Screw the top on loosely and keep it in the shade.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

On a cold day in winter, Jasmine breathed on the cold car window. The window fogged up enough so that she could write her name on the glass with her finger. Why did the fog form on the window?

• Her warm breath caused precipitation when it hit the cold air.

• The moisture in her breath condensed when it hit the cold glass.

• The warmth of her breath melted the clear layer of ice on the window.

• Her breath contained moisture droplets that evaporated against the window.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

During which part of the water cycle is water a gas?

• after it condenses

• when it evaporates

• as it becomes precipitation

• once it changes temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hurricanes generally produce a great deal of precipitation. Where do these storms collect the moisture needed to produce so much precipitation?

• from water evaporating quickly off the warm ocean surface

• from the energy of ocean currents moving water into the air

• from cold ocean water meeting warm land and producing clouds

• from rain condensing as the hurricane passes over high mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following best describes what clouds are made of?

• fog that has risen from the ground

• large amounts of water that has evaporated

• water vapor that has condensed into droplets

• rain or snow that has been pushed together by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4