Water Cycle

What step of the water cycle occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor?

• precipitation

• accumulation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sun is the source of energy for the water cycle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

• heats up and becomes liquid water

• cools off and becomes liquid water

• freezes and becomes ice

• rains on the land

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following are forms of precipitation? Click ALL that apply.

• Rain

• Snow

• Dew

• Hail

Which of the following is an example of condensation?

• Water boiling on a stove

• Puddles on the sidewalk after a hard rain

• water droplets on the outside of a cold drink

• Snow falling in Colorado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Check all the boxes that are true.

• Over 70% of Earth is covered in water

• All living things need water to survive

• Most of the water on Earth is freshwater/drinkable

• We are drinking the same water that the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when plants release water vapor through their leaves?

• sublimation

• respiration

• transpiration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the process called when water vapor turns to liquid water?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4