Weather and Climate 2024

What does the term "absorb" mean?

• To soak up or take something in

• To release something

• To break something down

• To push something away

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity called?

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

What is the process called when a gas changes into a liquid?

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process called where highly ordered, solid structures form from particles in a solution?

• Evaporation

• Crystallization

• Condensation

• Sublimation

What is the process called when a liquid changes into a vapor or gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another?

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is groundwater?

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Water that flows in rivers and streams

• Water that evaporates into the atmosphere

• Water that is stored in lakes and oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the process called when water soaks into the ground and moves downward through spaces in soil and rocks?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Percolation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle shown in the diagram?

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Percolation

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is precipitation?

• The process of water evaporating from the surface

• The process of water vapor turning into liquid water

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

• The process of water flowing over the surface of the ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4