Water Cycle Review

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geological Cycle

• Geosphere

• Hydrological Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

• The moon

• The heat from our homes in winter worldwide

• The sun

• The heat generated solely from the Earth's core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow

• clouds

• air

• vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is it called when plants release water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation

• sublimation

• evaporation

• transpiration

During which stage are clouds formed?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During which stage does the liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

• runoff

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Warm water always evaporates faster than cold water.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water

• when water melts

• when clouds form

• the movement of water in, on, or below the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• Returns water to other places on Earth

• Makes evaporation happen faster

• Increases the likelihood of floods

• Increases condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4