Water Cycle Vocab Review

The process of water moving through a plant's leaves and transforming into water vapor is ...

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet are examples of...

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Surface run-off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: Condensation forms clouds.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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On a hot day, a puddle of water on the ground is slowly disappearing. What process is occurring?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the difference between surface run-off and groundwater?

• Run-off is water leaving a plant, Groundwater is droplets falling to earth.

• Groundwater is water leaving a plant, run-off is droplets falling to earth.

• Groundwater is below the surface, run-off is on the surface

• Run off is below the surface, groundwater is on the surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: Precipitation is the continual movement of water among the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface.

• True

• False

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What role does surface runoff play in the water cycle?

• It helps absorbs water into the soil.

• It transports water from the land to the oceans through rivers and lakes.

• It creates clouds in the atmosphere.

• It allows for water vapor to rise.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4