Hydrology Test

To demonstrate part of the water cycle, a science teacher taped a sealed plastic bag containing water on a window in the classroom. After a few hours in the sunlight, tiny drops of water formed near the top of the bag. How does this model illustrate the role of the Sun in the water cycle?

• It shows how the Sun's energy causes warm salt water to sink in the ocean as it heats up, creating ocean currents.

• It shows how the Sun's energy causes water vapor to heat up as it rises higher in the atmosphere, making precipitation.

• It shows how the Sun's energy causes water vapor to condense on Earth's surface as it cools, creating lakes and ponds.

• It shows how the Sun's energy causes water to evaporate from Earth's surface, making clouds in the atmosphere as it cools.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the definition of groundwater?

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Change of a liquid to a vapor or gas

• constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things

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What part of the water cycle is labeled C?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the water cycle powered by?

• sun

• water

• heat

• your science teacher

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What part of the water cycle is labeled B?

• Transpiration

• Accumulation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is infiltration?

• the amount of water that falls to earth as snow, sleet, hail, and mist

• the flow of water, from snow and rain

• process by which water on the ground enters soil

• loss of water from a plant through its leaves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does the water cycle influence cloud formation?

• Evaporation and then condensation create clouds

• The sun carries water vapor into a cloud where they slide

• Transpiration and precipitation cause clouds to form

• it caused infiltration then clouds form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water cycle has an end.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How much of the Earth's water is found in the oceans?

• 2%

• 1%

• 97%

• 70%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 2.5%

• 7.5%

• 3.0%

• 3.6%

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