Brainpop: The Water Cycle

The sum total of all water on Earth & in its atmosphere is called the ___________.

• Atmosphere

• Liquidsphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to evaporate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

• The ice caps

• The oceans

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

• 
• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rivers, oceans and lakes are considered as ________________.

• Runoff

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers & streams?

• Transformation

• Runoff

• Irrigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following describes condensation?

• Water becoming ice in a freezer

• Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

• Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is the process in which water soaks into the ground?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere & back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

• Constantly

• Rarely

• Occasionally

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Oceans, the atmosphere, & groundwater are all _______ in the water cycle.

• Nodes

• Sinks

• Reservoirs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4