Water Cycle and Atmosphere

________________ is the passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere (letter B).

• Condensation

• Run-Off

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ is the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid (letter C).

• Condensation

• Run-Off

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_______________ is when water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail (letter D).

• Condensation

• Run-Off

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement is an example of precipitation?

• Water from a river enters the ocean.

• Water in a puddle soaks into the ground.

• Water from a cloud falls to the ground.

• Water in a cup is heated and enters the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds form during this process of the water cycle

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which combination of processes from the water cycle is most likely to cause flooding?

• Low runoff, low evaporation, high transpiration

• Low runoff, high infiltration, high condensation

• High runoff, low evaporation, low precipitation

• High runoff, low infiltration, high precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which change is occurring at stage 1 in the diagram?

• Water is changing from a gas to a solid.

• Water is changing from a liquid to a gas.

• Water is changing from a liquid to a solid.

• Water is changing from a solid to a liquid.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which layer contains 99% of all of the water in our atmosphere?

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean or body of water (letter E).

• Condensation

• Run-Off

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the main cause of water evaporating from the ocean?

• Wind and wave action along the shore

• Heat energy from the ocean floor

• Currents in the ocean

• Heat energy from the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4