Water Cycle

What important role does the atmosphere play in the water cycle?

• It is a reservoir

• It is a reservation

• It is an engine

• All of the above

Gravity is the force that...

• is why humans can walk on sidewalks

• keeps water on the ground

• is the reason cows cannot fly

• keeps water moving in the water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Transpiration is the

• process by which grass grows in the summer months

• process by which plants absorb water through their roots and then release it through the pores on their leaves

• process by which water evaporates into the air through animals

• process by which salt water is purified

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Evaporation is...

• the process in which water turns into a solid

• the process by which the sun turns water into air

• the process by which water changes from a liquid state into a gas

• the process by which clouds form

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Condensation is...

• the process in which water vapor cools and becomes a liquid

• the process by which water turns into a gas

• the process by which the sun heats water and it turns into gas

• the process by which clouds convert water into precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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precipitation is...

• rain, snow, clouds, condensation

• sand, dirt, mud, rain

• rain, snow, ice, hail

• hail, snow, sun, runoff

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As water turns into water vapor and rises, it cools and becomes... pick the answer that shows the two forms of the water cycle

• evaporation -- transpiration

• transpiration -- evaporation

• precipitation -- condensation

• evaporation -- condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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