Water on Earth's Surface

Where does most of the water evaporation on

Earth come from?

• surface lakes

• transpiring plants

• oceans

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What would happen if the lamp were removed from this model?

• The clay in the mountain would harden more

  quickly.

• The ice would continue to stay frozen in the cup

  and not change states.

• The water at the bottom of the aquarium would

  evaporate more slowly.

• The temperature of the aquarium would greatly

  increase.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

How much of the planet is covered by water?

• 20%

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

• Hydrosphere 

• Biosphere 

• Atmosphere 

• Geosphere 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Oceans, rivers, lakes, and the moisture in the air are all part of which of Earth's spheres?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hydro = 

• Earth

• Sphere

• Life

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

• Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

• A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.

• Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.

• The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.

• Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All frozen water on Earth is...

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What percentage of Earth's water is found in the oceans?

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

• 97%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4