Water Cycle Earth Science

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following processes most directly affects the amount of water entering earth's atmosphere?
precipitation and runoff
condensation and precipitation
transpiration and evaporation
infiltration and recharge
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which process is represented by letter F?
Capillarity
Infiltration
Condensation
Vaporization
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does letter X represent?
the water table
a flood plain
sea level
impermeable rock
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.
If the surface soil is saturated and precipitation increases, there will be
a decrease in the amount of groundwater
a decrease in the surface elevation of the lake
an increase in the rate of capillarity
an increase in the amount of runoff
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.
The processes of transpiration and evaporation are represented by letters
A & B
B & E
C & A
D & E
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The rate of evaporation of water can be increased by
Increasing the amount of moisture in the air
decreasing the temperature of the water
increasing the temperature of the air
decreasing the circulation of the air
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Surface runoff will generally be greatest when the
rainfall is light and the ground is permeable
infiltration rate is greater than the rainfall rate
slope of the land is too great to permit infiltration
ground is permeable and unsaturated
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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