Water Cycle Quiz

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

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process during which water changes from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?

• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 

• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

• Condensation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid to a  ​ ​ (a)  

• gas
• solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the following

• Precipitation

• condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist. Only 10% of water evaporated falls as precipitation.

• Infiltration

• the opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.

• Evaporation

• occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.

• Condensation

• the downward movement of water from the land surface into the soil or porous rock. Ground water begins as precipitation. Once water infiltrates the soil it can move vertically and horizontally through the soil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Match the following

• D

• Precipitation

• A

• Transpiration

• B

• Condensation

• C

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4