The Earth System

Term that refers to the measure of the amount of salt in water

• Salinity

• Polarity

• pH factor

• Infiltration

The phase change that occurs when water vapor loses heat energy to form liquid water. It is generally brought about by a fall in air temperature.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Literally “to fall out of.” In nature, this may take the form of rain, snow, hail, and sleet.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The term that refers to surface water that enters the soil

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Permeability

Oceans in the Hydrosphere cover what % of Earth's surface?

• 25%

• 53%

• 71%

• 95%

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Which best describes freshwater on Earth?

• About half of Earth’s freshwater is considered polluted.

• Most of Earth’s freshwater is stored in rivers or streams

• About two thirds of Earth’s freshwater is in the ocean.

• Most of Earth’s freshwater is stored in glaciers & ice caps.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitatoin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water seeping into the pores in the soil and rock to become groundwater

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Aquifer

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water

• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

• when water melts

• when clouds form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does water try to return to the ocean if it can not seep into the ground.

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4