Cycling of Water

The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the...

• Sun

• Moon

• Clouds

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When precipitation hits the ground, it can flow over the surface of the Earth, or...

• be absorbed into the ground

• immediately turn into a cloud

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Evaporation occurs when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean, and turns it into...

• snow

• water vapor

• rain

• sleet

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The water cycle plays a key role in _______ around the world.

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Which number represents EVAPORATION in the water cycle diagram?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which number represents PRECIPITATION in the water cycle diagram?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which number represents CONDENSATION in the water cycle diagram?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The water that falls from the sky can be _______ or collected, and stored in rivers, lakes, and oceans.

• accumulated

• runoff

• ground water

• transpiration

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All of the water we see in lakes, rivers, and oceans is called...

• runoff

• surface water

• ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface?

• runoff

• surface water

• ground water

• water vapor

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