Water Cycle Quiz

Match the following phases of the water cycle

• rain, snow, sleet or hail

• condensation

• cloud formation

• precipitation

• water becomes a gas, rising into the air

• transpiration

• water evaporates from plants

• surface runoff

• water collects into lakes and rivers

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following states of matter

• fixed volume but no fixed shape

• Solid

• no fixed volume or shape

• Gas

• fixed volume and shape

• Liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Put the following water sources into the correct category

Groups:

(a) Surface Water

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(b) Groundwater

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(c) Atmosphere

• rivers

• lakes

• permafrost

• aquifers

• clouds

• glaciers

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The world's supply of water has

• been constant for billions of years

• increased for billions of years

• decreased for billions of years

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Match the following amounts with the correct water type

• oceans

• 2.5%

• other saltwater

• 1%

• freshwater

• 96.5%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Categorize the following freshwater sources as usable or not usable.

Groups:

(a) Easy Access for Use

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(b) Not a Usable Option

• oceans

• lakes

• atmosphere

• glaciers

• swamps

• groundwater

• rivers

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Which of the following minerals are picked up by groundwater as it flows through soil and calcic rocks? (mark 2 answers)

• calcium

• potassium

• carbon dioxide

• iron

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An ____________ is a porous rock structure underground that collects groundwater.

• reservoir

• lake

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Rank the following water supplies in order from biggest to smallest

• rivers

• oceans

• groundwater

• lakes

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Residents of Hastings, along with most of Nebraska get their water from the...

• Platte River

• Ogallala Aquifer

• Atlantic Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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