Water Cycle Module Vocabulary

What is the process called when a liquid changes to a gas at the surface of the liquid?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Crystallization

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Which term describes the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Aquifer

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

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Crystallization

• Water cycle

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which process involves atoms forming a solid with an orderly, repeating pattern?

• Precipitation

• Crystallization

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

What is precipitation?

• The process by which a gas changes to a liquid

• Water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

• The process by which plants release water vapor

• The process of a liquid changing to a gas

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Which term refers to the series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere?

• Water cycle

• Aquifer

• Crystallization

• Condensation

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What is an aquifer?

• The process by which plants release water vapor

• An area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water

• The process by which a gas changes to a liquid

• Water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

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If a scientist observes water droplets forming on the outside of a cold glass, which process is being observed?

• Evaporation

• Crystallization

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How does transpiration contribute to the water cycle?

• By forming clouds in the sky

• By releasing water vapor from plants into the atmosphere

• By turning water into ice

• By collecting water underground

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