Nutrient Cycles Vocabulary Quiz

What is the process called where matter cycles through the environment?

• Photosynthesis

• Nutrient Cycling

• Respiration

• Decomposition

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What process in the water cycle involves water vapor turning into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process describes the movement of water from plants to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Evapotranspiration

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for water flowing over the ground surface into bodies of water?

• Infiltration

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater recharge

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process in the water cycle involves the change of ice directly into water vapor?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process called when water is evaporated from bodies of water on the earth's surface?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does evaporation involve in terms of state change?

• Going from a gas to a liquid

• Going from a liquid to a gas

• Going from a solid to a liquid

• Going from a gas to a solid

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What is transpiration?

• A process in which water evaporates from the leaves after moving through a plant

• A process in which plants absorb sunlight for photosynthesis

• A process in which plants produce oxygen

• A process in which plants absorb nutrients from the soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the process called when water vapor is stored in clouds and turns back into a liquid?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is precipitation?

• The process of water returning to the earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• The process of water evaporating from the earth's surface

• The movement of water through the soil

• The formation of clouds in the atmosphere

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