IB ESS Topic 4

Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...

• accumulation

• runoff

• ground water

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which plants release water through the pores in their leaves is called...

• accumulation

• dormancy 

• photosynthesis 

• transpiration

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Soil and rock act as giant sponges because they are full of tiny pores and cracks that hold underground water.  These small pores allow the water to infiltrate and collect underground.   Rain and snowmelt that infiltrates the ground is called

• backflow

• groundwater

• spongate

• infiltrate

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What is the hydrological cycle?

• the transformation of water from liquid to solid, solid to liquid, gas to liquid and liquid to gas

• the movement of water between atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and pedosphere

• the movement of water through the soil as infiltration, into surface water as run-off and into the atmosphere as it evaporates and back as precipitation after condensing

• precipitation, run-off, evapotranspiration and oceans

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Humans can affect the hydrological cycle by speeding up the flow of water, which of these activities has this effect?{Choose all that apply!}

• Building cities

• Straightening rivers into canals or pipes

• Making reservoirs by building dams

• Using water for irrigation

• Deforesting areas

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Increased flash flooding occurs because less water can infiltrate the soil after precipitation, which of these human activities makes this problem worse? {Choose all that apply!}

• Overgrazing and trampling soils

• Deforestation

• Burning fossil fuels

• Building roads and buildings of concrete

• Releasing pollutants into rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which stage does the show in the diagram?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run off

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Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?

• changes in coverage and type of plants

• geographic location of ice caps and ocean currents

• directional spinning of the Earth and wind currents

• changes in the amount of heat from the sun and gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called...

• surface water

• precipitation 

• ground water

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

All of the water we see in lakes, rivers, and oceans is called...

• runoff

• surface water

• ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4