What Makes Water Move?

What process moves water upward from the soil through plants?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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What powers the water cycle by causing liquid water to evaporate?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Sunlight

• Moonlight

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What is the term for water vapor changing into liquid water to form clouds?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What is the role of gravity in the water cycle?

• It causes water to evaporate

• It pulls water droplets downward

• It heats the water

• It freezes the water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What causes water to move upward more than 100 meters in tall trees?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

What happens to water vapor after it moves into the atmosphere?

• It condenses into clouds

• It freezes

• It stays as vapor

• It turns into ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What forms when water vapor condenses in the atmosphere?

• Rain

• Snow

• Clouds

• Ice

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What causes rivers to flow downhill?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Sunlight

• Temperature

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What force pulls water downward?

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Gravity

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does water tend to gather when flowing downhill?

• High mountains

• Low-lying areas

• Deserts

• Forests

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