Hydrologic Cycle & Aquifers

___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

• Transpiration

• Deposition

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• Transportation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Plant Uptake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. ______________ is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Plant Uptake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Surface Runoff

• Deposition

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________________ of water underground in aquifers. The water may return to the surface in springs or eventually seep into the oceans.

• Groundwater flow

• Surface Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

________________ is movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The hydrologic cycle is a continuous process driven by energy from the ...

• Moon.
• Sun.
• gravity.
• Earth's interior.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Two thirds of the Earth's fresh water  is stored where?

• Oceans
• Seas
• Lakes
• Ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

From where does most water evaporate?

• puddles
• lakes
• rivers
• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4