Water Cycle Test

Match the following

• A

• Evaporation

• B

• Precipitation

• D

• Transpiration

• C

• Condensation

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What provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur naturally in the water cycle?

• Wind

• Rivers

• Soil

• Sun

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The Sun drives the water cycle by doing which of the following?

• Rotating on its axis

• Giving off light for plants

• Keeping the Earth in orbit

• Providing heat for evaporation

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Students built a model of the water cycle by putting water in the bottom of a plastic bottle and then shining a lamp on it. They observed tiny droplets appearing near the top of the bottle and larger drops sliding down the sides of the bottle.

What part of the model demonstrates the ocean?

• Lamp shining on bottle.

• Tiny droplets forming at top of bottle.

• Drops running down the side of bottle.

• Water sitting in the bottom of bottle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most evaporation in the water cycle happens from oceans. This is because oceans –

• expose the most water to the Sun’s energy.

• contain water with salt dissolved in it.

• have currents that constantly mix them.

• reach the poles where sheets of ice form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which labeled part shows precipitation?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Students are conducting an investigation using four bowls containing water and salt to represent the ocean.

Where did the most evaporation occur?

• Sunny window sill

• Outside in shade

• Outside in direct sunlight

• In a closet with no light

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Students built a model of the water cycle by putting water in the bottom of a plastic bottle and then shining a lamp on it.

What part of the model represents the Sun’s energy?

• Lamp shining on bottle.

• Tiny droplets forming at top of bottle.

• Drops running down the side of bottle.

• Water sitting in the bottom of bottle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The pictures show a sidewalk at three different times on the same day. The changes were caused by the weather. Which table best describes the changes that most likely occurred between 6 am and noon? (4.8B)

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The picture shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean. Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud? (5.8B)

• Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing the water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.

• Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

• Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.

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