Earth's Resources & Human Impacts- Earth's Water Cycle Practice

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which type of water has high salt concentration?

• Saltwater

• Infiltration

• Freshwater

• Groundwater

What is the process by which water vapor is changed into a liquid?

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the area of land that drains to a certain body of water called?

• Groundwater

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Watershed

What is the source of freshwater that contains over 1,000 times more freshwater than rivers and lakes combined?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the process by which water is absorbed by plants and trees and then evaporates into the atmosphere through their leaves?

• Evaporation

• Evapotranspiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the downward process of moving water from the land surface into soil or porous rock called?

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the volume of groundwater in storage decreasing in response to sustained groundwater pumping called?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Groundwater depletion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is the process by which water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail?

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid?

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4