Earth's Water Vocabulary Quiz

Select the correct definition of the water cycle.

• the cycle by which water circulates between the ocean and the atmosphere only.

• the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.

• The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the atmosphere and land only.

• The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the ocean and land only.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Select the correct definition of transpiration.

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

• water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

• Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Select the correct definition of precipitation.

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

• water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

• Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Select the correct definition of condensation.

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid

• water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

• Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Select the correct definition of ground water.

• water that is held in an aquifer only

• water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

• water held in lakes and springs

• water that has dirt in it

Select the correct definition of salinity.

• A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid

• The amount of salt that is in sand.

• The amount of salt in precipitation.

• The amount of salts in glaciers and icebergs.

Select the correct definition of wave.

• the movement of water on sand

• the movement of water over rocks

• the movement of energy through a body of water

• the movement of electricity through a body of water

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Select the correct definition of crest.

• Lowest point of a wave

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• Height of a wave

• Highest point of a wave

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Select the correct definition of frequency.

• the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide

• Highest point of a wave

Select the correct definition of trough

• Lowest point of a wave

• The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

• Height of a wave

• Highest point of a wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1