Water Cycle Vocab

Front

Transfer of energy into a medium

Back

Absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

Layer of gas around a planet held by gravity

Back

Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Change from gas to liquid state

Back

condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Formation of ordered solid structures from particles in a solution

Back

crystallization

Front

Change of a liquid to vapor or gas

Back

evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Force causing mass attraction

Back

gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

Water in underground soil and rock layers

Back

groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

Water soaks into the ground and moves downward through soil and rock spaces.

Back

percolation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail from clouds

Back

precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Energy from the Sun reaching Earth as visible light, UV, and infrared radiation

Back

radiant energy