Water Cycle

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sun will cause water in the puddle to change from

• a gas to a liquid
• a liquid to a gas
• solid to a liquid
• a liquid to a solid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ______________is the beginning source of energy for the water cycle.

• sun
• wind
• geothermal
• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water _________, dew forms.

• Melts
• Evaporates
• Condenses
• Precipitates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

• evaporating
• condensing
• precipitating
• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?

• amount of plant matter
• location of ice caps
• size of ocean
• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is water vapor?

• Water on the land (geosphere)
• Water in the air (atmosphere)
• Water in plants
• Water in the water (hydrosphere)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4