Water Cycle & Human Impact Review

Match the changes in the cycle with changes in weather.

Groundwater will increase.

• We had a cold winter, lots of snow piled high on the mountains, spring comes and the snow melted

• Lots of rain

• a very dry summer

• We had strong winds outside

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the changes in the water cycle with changes in weather.

Precipitation decreases; groundwater decreases.

• Hurricanes & tornado warnings

• Flooding

• Drought (no precipitation)

• Snow storms & blizzards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the changes in the water cycle with changes in weather.

Transpiration will decrease.

• Very hot summer

• snow storms & blizzards

• Massive deforestation has happened

• Long time of drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the changes in the water cycle with changes in weather.

Evaporation increases.

• Hail & torrential rain

• Hurricanes & tornado warnings

• snow storms

• The hottest summer ever!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

One way trash can end up in water is through your home so you should be very careful about what you throw away and how you do it! You should be very careful about what you DISPOSE of in your house.

ALL BUT ONE possible pollutant may enter a water system from your home.

• Motor oil in the gutter

• Baby wipes in the toilet

• Paint down the sink drain

• Soap products down the drains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is Condensation?  

• Water vapor that is boiling out of the kettle on the stove
• Water that is falling down as rain from the clouds in the sky
• Water vapor that changes from gas to liquid form 
• When the ocean is heated up by the sun on a hot summer day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is Evaporation? 

• Water vapor that is boiling out of the kettle on the stove
• Water that is falling down as rain from the clouds in the sky 
• Water vapor that changes from gas to liquid form 
• When the ocean is heated up by the sun on a hot summer day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is Precipitation?  

• Water vapor that is boiling out of the kettle on the stove
• Water that is falling down as rain from the clouds in the sky 
• Water vapor that changes from gas to liquid form
• When the ocean is heated up by the sun on a hot summer day

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

We can see condensation as clouds forming in the atmosphere 

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

We can see Precipitation as rain, sleet, hail, or snow  

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5