The Water Cycle

___ is the process by which water is converted from a liquid to a gas.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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___ is the process by which water vapor is released by plants.

• evaporation

• condensation

• groundwater

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process by which water vapor is converted back into liquid water.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Condensation forms ___.

• runoff

• precipitation

• groundwater

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process by which liquid or solid water falls from clouds back to Earth in the form of snow, rain, sleet, or hail.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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After precipitation falls to the ground, it gets absorbed and funneled into streams, rivers, oceans, etc. What is it called when this water is travelling above ground?

• condensation

• runoff

• groundwater

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

After precipitation falls to the ground, it gets absorbed and funneled into streams, rivers, ocean, etc. When this water is travelling BELOW ground, what is it called?

• runoff

• infiltration

• precipitation

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process by which liquid water soaks into the ground. going from surface water to groudwater.

• runoff

• condensation

• infiltration

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process by which animals breathe and exhale water vapor.

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• respiration

What is a way that water vapor enters the atmosphere?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• respiration

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4