Hydrosphere Streams and Rivers

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

• Atmosphere to the geosphere 

• Geosphere to the hydrosphere 

• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 

• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...

• The atmosphere and geosphere 

• The atmosphere and hydrosphere 

• The atmosphere and biosphere 

• The atmosphere and atmosphere 

Shifting winds causes major rain storms which floods rivers, lakes and streams. Which 2 spheres are interacting in this event?

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• biosphere and atmosphere

• geosphere and hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food are interactions between the

• Geosphere and Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere and atmosphere

• Biosphere and geosphere

• Hydrosphere and biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Earth looks blue from space because ______________________

• the sun blocks the light

• it is covered in water

• because of the clouds reflecting sun's light

• it doesn't look blue, artist just paint it that way

The Hydrosphere is comprised of ___________________

• all water on the ground/surface, below ground, and surrounding us in the atmosphere

• frozen water of the glaciers and ice caps

• the salt water in the oceans

• the freshwater found in rivers and streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rivers, Oceans, and Rain are examples of water in ____________________ form

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle in streams and rivers?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Geothermal energy

• Nuclear energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of a river delta?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In which part of a river is the velocity of water typically the highest?

• At the source

• In the middle course

• At the mouth

• In the delta