Water Cycle

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface into the soil?

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which part of the water cycle involves water returning to the earth's surface?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the role of thermal energy in the water cycle processes described?

• It cools the water

• It freezes the water

• It adds heat to turn water into vapor

• It removes heat from water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What happens to water during transpiration?

• It turns into ice

• It turns into water vapor

• It turns into soil

• It turns into salt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water soaks into the soil from the ground surface?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a key factor in the condensation process?

• Increase in temperature

• Decrease in temperature

• Increase in pressure

• Decrease in pressure

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which process in the water cycle involves water falling from clouds as rain, snow, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a driving force in the water cycle?

• Photosynthesis

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Friction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water falls from clouds as rain, sleet, snow, or hail?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the primary effect of gravity in the water cycle?

• It causes water to rise.

• It causes water to fall.

• It causes water to freeze.

• It causes water to evaporate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4