Intro to the Water Cycle

For how long has Earth been recycling water?

• Over 1 billion years

• Over 2 billion years

• Over 3 billion years

• Over 4 billion years

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when energy from the sun heats up the surface of the Earth and causes water to turn into a gas called "vapour"?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the term used to describe the process where plants and trees lose water to the atmosphere through their leaves?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What happens to water vapour as it rises up high into the sky?

• It remains as vapour indefinitely.

• It turns back into a liquid, forming clouds.

• It falls back to the Earth as rain immediately.

• It disperses into space.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water vapour cools and turns back into a liquid, forming clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is another name for the water cycle?

• Aquatic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Moisture cycle

• Evaporation cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What happens when water droplets in clouds become too big and heavy for the air to hold them?

• They remain suspended in the air

• They evaporate immediately

• They fall back down to Earth as precipitation

• They form ice crystals and stay in the cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does the collected precipitation eventually evaporate from?

• Only from rivers

• Only from oceans

• Only from lakes

• Bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term used to describe water that flows across the ground and collects in oceans, rivers, or lakes?

• Groundwater flow

• Aquifer recharge

• Surface run-off

• Condensation stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when ice changes directly from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid first?

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4