The Water Cycle and Weather

_________________ is when the sun's heat causes liquid water to become water vapor.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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_________________ is when water vapor gets cooler and changes back into liquid water to form clouds.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all forms of _____________________.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

__________________ is when rainwater flows downhill toward a body of water.

• runoff

• percolation

• accumulation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation
• transpiration

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Where is most water found on Earth?

• glaciers
• lakes
• rivers
• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?

• volcanoes
• the sun
• lightning
• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4