Infiltration

Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, Y, and Y labeled. What do the arrows X and Y represent?

• Sea and land breezes along the coastline.

• Formation of dew as cold air sinks.

• Run-off of surface water and movement of ground water toward sea level.

• Tidal flooding and erosion of the river bank.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water soaking into the ground after precipitation occurs.

• condensation

• evaporation

• infilitration

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Label A

• Surface runoff

• Infiltration

• Subsurface runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process refers to the movement of water into the soil or ground surface?

• Surface Runoff

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process describes the movement of water into the soil from the surface?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water on the ground surface enters the soil, this is called...

• soaking

• infiltration

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What letter represents infiltration

• D

• G

• E

• F

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When rain water soaks down into the ground

• throughflow

• infiltration

• interception

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of water soaking into the ground is called

• Precipitation

• Surface run-off

• Infiltration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4