Water Cycle

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Precipitation occurs because 

• the droplets evaporate in the air
• the droplets are too light for the air to hold
• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When water turns into a gas

• condensation 
• evaporation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evapotranspiration

• precipitation
• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evapotranspiration

• precipitation
• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is in the correct order?

• Evaporation -> Transpiration -> Groundwater

• Precipitation -> Condensation -> Evaporation

• Evaporation -> Sublimation -> Precipitation

• Condensation -> Precipitation -> Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False - All of the water on Earth is recycled through biogeochemical cycles.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of?

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Water Vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sun is the source of energy for the water cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4