Water Cycle Vocabulary

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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail falling from clouds.

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Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Evaporation of water from the leaves and stems of plants.

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Transpiration

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Water changes from liquid to vapor due to heat.

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Evaporation

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The process where water cools and changes from gas to liquid, forming clouds in the water cycle.

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Continuous movement of water between the Earth and the atmosphere?

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Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Energy needed to heat a substance by a specific amount.

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Specific Heat

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Substance that dissolves another substance

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Solvent

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Force that holds molecules of the SAME type together

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Cohesion

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Force that holds different molecules together.

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Adhesion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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When a molecule has a positive and a negative charge (similar to a magnet)

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Polarity