Water cycle, weather and climate test

the passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere is known as...

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water that falls to the Earth’s surface as    

 rain, snow, sleet, or hail is known as

• Transpiration

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process of water changing from water vapor to a liquid as the air gets colder is called...

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the process of water changing from one state to 

another that is powered by the sun

• precipitation

• evaporation

• water cycle

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process of water changing from a

 liquid to water vapor by adding heat

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

draining of water that has been collected by precipitation

• evaporation

• runoff

• condensation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Weather is

• day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area

• general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time

• long term

• average weather over months or years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate is

• day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area

• short term changes in the weather

• general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time

• week-to-week conditions for the weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Humidity is

• transpiration

• runoff

• how clouds are made

• the amount of water vapor in the air

Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. The scientists concluded that the area was drier this summer than in previous years. They plan to continue recording these measurements each summer for the next decade. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease