5th Grade Water Cycle Check

What piece of the water cycle prompts evaporation?

• a stove

• the sun

• an oven

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water vapor condenses, it is...

• cooling down

• warming up

• melting

• freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the process of water being released from plants as water vapor?

• precipitation

• evaporation

• runoff

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Clouds are condensated water that attach to...

• particles on the ground

• water vapor

• particles in the atmosphere

• another cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sleet, hail, and snow are all examples of...

• runoff

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When precipitation lands, it...

• travels from lower ground to higher ground

• travels from higher ground to lower ground

• all sinks into the ground

• does not travel

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does precipitation begin?

• When water first condenses in a cloud.

• When rain falls from the sky.

• When condensed water is too heavy in a cloud.

• When a cloud gets darker.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a logical sequence of the water cycle?

• condensation > precipitation > runoff

• runoff > precipitation > condensation

• transpiration > evaporation > precipitation

• evaporation > precipitation > runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When evaporation occurs (water changing to water vapor), what happens?

• a chemical change

• no change

• a physical change

• it's created

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why is the water cycle called the water CYCLE?

• Water is continuously changing and moving.

• Water is unchanging.

• Water does not continuously change and move.

• Water droplets are circular in shape.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4