Water Cycle

Identify which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle.

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SM1

True or False: During evaporation, liquid water is rising into the atmosphere as a liquid.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Amanda collects water in a bucket and leaves it outside. On the first day, the bucket is full. Amanda checks the bucket one week later and she notices that there is less water. What part of the water cycle is responsible for this?

• Condensation

• Run-off

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the morning, you observe that water droplets have formed on grass. Which process occurred when the water droplets formed on the grass?

• condensation

• deposition

• evaporation

• sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Dylan is doing a science experiment on the stomata of plants. Dylan has a tomato plant. He uses wax to cover all the stomata on the leaves of the plant. After five days, Dylan observes that the plant is wilting. What is the best explanation for Dylan's observation?

• The plant released too much water into the air.

• The plant was unable to carry out transpiration.

• Condensation could not occur on the leaves of the plant.

• The plant was unable to take in water through its leaves.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

As water changes state, the water either absorbs or releases energy. Which of these answers is a process that releases energy?

• snow melting

• ice subliming

• lake water freezing

• ocean water evaporating

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4