Exploring the Water Cycle

What is the primary source of energy for the water cycle?

• Wind

• The Earth's core

• The Sun

• The Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What percentage of the Earth's water is available for human consumption?

• Less than 1%

• 1%

• 10%

• 5%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the process called when liquid water turns into gas from oceans, streams, and lakes?

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What term describes the combined processes of evaporation and transpiration?

• Evapotranspiration

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What happens to water vapor when it cools to the dew point in the upper troposphere?

• It runs off

• It evaporates

• It condenses

• It infiltrates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the term for water falling to the surface in liquid or frozen form?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does water do when it infiltrates?

• It condenses

• It evaporates

• It runs off

• It sinks into the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which condition is NOT required for infiltration to occur?

• Steep slope

• Permeable soil

• Unsaturated soil

• Gentle slope

What type of soil condition leads to runoff?

• Saturated soil

• Permeable soil

• Unsaturated soil

• Gentle slope

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following surfaces is impermeable and contributes to runoff?

• Sand

• Grass

• Concrete

• Gravel