Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process called when liquid water turns into a gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid in the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the process of water falling back to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the main source of energy that powers the water cycle?

• Moon

• Wind

• Water

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name of the tiny, adorable water cycle experiment that can be done in the kitchen?

• Miniature Cycle

• Waterfall

• Rainstorm

• Tiny Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground through tiny pores in the soil?

• Erosion

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name of the system that explains the way water moves on, above, and below the Earth?

• Water Movement

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Aqua System

• Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the mass of small drops of condensed water in the atmosphere?

• Clouds

• Haze

• Mist

• Fog

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name of the process where ice crystals form in the clouds and fall in the form of snow, sleet, or hail?

• Solidification

• Ice Formation

• Freezing

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the term for the water that collects and hangs out underground for years before slowly moving into the sea?

• Cistern

• Reservoir

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1