Water Cycle Pop Quiz

What is the movement of water from Earth's surface and crust to the atmosphere and back again called?

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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The Sun's energy heats up Earth's water and causes it to turn from water to water vapor. What is this process called?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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To condensate is to change from a ______ to a ______.

• a LIQUID to a GAS

• SOLID to a GAS

• GAS to a LIQUID

• SOLID to a LIQUID

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As plants absorb water from their roots, they return the water back into the atmosphere through their leaves through ______.

• EVAPORATION

• CONDENSATION

• PRECIPITATION

• INFILTRATION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water in the air condensates and forms a cloud. The water changes from a ______ to a ______.

• GAS to a LIQUID

• LIQUID to a SOLID

• SOLID to a GAS

• LIQUID to a GAS

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which part of the water cycle is happening when gravity pulls water back to Earth?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The type of precipitation that falls depends on the _______.

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed

• air pressure

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Runoff is water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the ground. What does it feed?

• Rivers and lakes

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What happens to water after it has infiltrated the soil?

• It evaporates back into the atmosphere.

• It becomes part of the groundwater.

• It remains in the soil permanently.

• It turns into ice.

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An ______ is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock that contains water.

• aquifer

• reservoir

• glacier

• pond

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