Water Cycle Test Study Guide

What process of the water cycle is rain?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do you call the part of the water cycle where water moves from the ocean into the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do you call the part of the water cycle where water cools and forms clouds in the earth's atmosphere?

• evaporation

• condensation

• preciptation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of the water cycle is it when water falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of the water cycle is described as extra water that is NOT absorbed into the earth, but returns to a body of water like a lake, ocean, or stream.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitaion

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What can I call the variable that I measure or test?

• Independent variable
• Control variable
• Extraneous variable OR Perilous variable

• Dependent variable OR Tested variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What variable might Mr. M be testing in this experiment?

Mr. McQuagge has two flowers. He puts one into a vase with water, and one into a vase with rootbeer. He observes the flowers over a week to see how they look.

• Do flowers need sunlight to grow?

• Do flowers stay fresh longer in water or rootbeer?

• What type of flower stays freshest longest?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A controlled variable:

• Changes

• Stays the same

• explodes

• is what you measure

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What part of Earth serves an important role in the water cycle because it is the largest storage unit of water?

• The land

• Glaciers

• Lakes

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water's movement that goes on again and again forever on Earth called? This process includes evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4