Water Cycle

What is the movement of water from Earth's surface and crust to the atmosphere and back again called?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Water Cycle

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fill in the blank: The amount of water on Earth is fairly _______.

• LIMITED

• VARIABLE

• INFINITE

• CONSTANT

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water cycle is driven by:

• Water pressure

• Wind

• Solar energy

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fill in the blank: To evaporate is to change from a _______ to a _______.

• SOLID, GAS

• LIQUID, SOLID

• LIQUID, GAS

• GAS, LIQUID

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process in which water vapor escapes from microscopic holes in the plant leaves called?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is precipitation?

• Water accumulating underground.

• Water flowing over the land surface

• Water filtering through the ground

• Water falling from clouds to Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water is pulled back to Earth during precipitation due to:

• Wind

• Gravity

• Atmospheric pressure

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is runoff?

• Water falling from clouds

• Water flowing over the land surface

• Water filtering through the ground

• Water accumulating underground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a type of groundwater?

• Rivers

• Aquifers

• Lakes

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

An aquifer is an underground layer of ________ that contains water.

• water-bearing permeable rock

• clay-rich soil

• consolidated gravel

• salt deposits

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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