Hydrosphere

The process of water changing from a gas back into a liquid?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaportation

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process by which the sun heats the water and water vapor leaves plant leaves.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

• Wind

• Sun

• Earth's Core

• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the movement of water through the ground?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What happens to water droplets when they collide and combine in clouds?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Growing the human population will ________________ freshwater resources (Increase or Decrease)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What are the bends or curves in a stream or river called?

• Rapids

• Estuaries

• Tributaries

• Meanders

What is the term for smaller streams or rivers that flow into a larger stream or river?

• Channel

• Tributary

• Meander

• Delta

What is it called when a river meets the ocean?

• Brackish

• Oxbow Lake

• River

• Estuary

Where is the purest water on Earth?

• Glaciers and Ice Caps

• Rivers and Streams

• Sulfur Springs

• Lakes and Ponds