NGSS ESS2-4 The Water Cycle

Which two forces drive (are responsible for) the water cycle?

• the sun

• the moon

• gravity

• percolation

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MS-ESS2-4

The two ways in which water can turn to a gas (water vapor) in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Freezing

• Convection

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MS-ESS2-4

This process carries water vapor from the ground into the sky.

• conduction

• radiation

• tectonics

• convection

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MS-ESS2-4

When it precipitates, what are the two processes can occur to the water falling to earth if it is in liquid form?

• It can be hoarded by ducks.

• It can become surface

  runoff

• It can infiltrate the ground and become groundwater

• It can become acidified.

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MS-ESS2-4

When precipitation lands on Earth and is absorbed by the ground, we call this process this.

• insulation

• indignation

• surface runoff

• infiltration

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MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water vapor rises and changes back into liquid form?

• convection

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the following

• D

• Condensation

• B

• Transpiration

• A

• Precipitation

• C

• Groundwater

• E

• Evaporation

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MS-ESS2-4

Match the parts of the water cycle to the correct area on the image:

b

c

d

e

a

Groundwater

Evaporation

Precipitation

Infiltration

Condensation

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MS-ESS2-4

Match the following pictures to their correct part of the water cycle.

• Run-Off

• 
• Condensation

• 
• Precipitation

• 
• Evaporation

• 
• Transpiration

• 

Answer explanation

The water cycle is a way that water moves all around the Earth. It never stops and doesn't really have a beginning or an end. It's like a big circle. We'll describe it by starting with water that's on land. For example, water that resides in the ocean or in a lake. Some water on the surface of the ocean will evaporate due to heat from the sun. When it evaporates it turns into vapor water and goes up into the atmosphere. This vapor water gets together with a lot of other vapor water and turns into clouds. Clouds move about the earth with the weather and once they are so full of water they drop the water to Earth in some form of precipitation. It could be rain, snow, sleet, or hail. When the water hits the earth it may fall right back into the ocean or feed a flower or be snow on the top of a mountain. Eventually this water will evaporate and start the whole cycle again.

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MS-ESS2-4

The higher into the atmosphere we go, the _________ it gets.

• colder

• warmer

• hotter

• deeper

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MS-ESS2-4