Water Cycle and Carbon Cycle

What is the primary process that turns liquid water into water vapor?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which process describes the movement of water through the ground?

• Deposition

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for water vapor turning into liquid or solid state?

• Sublimation

• Deposition

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of these is NOT a phase of water in the water cycle?

• Plasma

• Gas

• Solid

• Liquid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which phenomenon can result from intense and prolonged rainfall?

• Deposition

• Sublimation

• Drought

• Atmospheric rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the main purpose of NOAA's study of the water cycle?

• Predicting solar eclipses

• Mapping the ocean floor

• Improving ecosystem health forecasts

• Recreational forecasting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the effect of climate change on water availability?

• Increases predictability

• Decreases variability

• Affects timing and quantity

• Stabilizes water temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process involves water flowing over the surface of the ground?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Infiltration

What is the direct change from solid to gas called?

• Condensation

• Deposition

• Sublimation

• Precipitation