Water on earth

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What are the streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river called?

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Tributaries

Front

What is the term for the place where an organism lives and obtains all the things it needs to survive?

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Habitat

Front

What percentage of fresh water on the earth's surface is ice?

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Over 60%

Front

What is the process called where water moves between land, living things, bodies of water of Earth's surface, and the atmosphere?

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Water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What do we call it when water falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet?

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Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the main source of fresh water for rivers and lakes?

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Glaciers and ice caps

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

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Hydrological cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the process by which water vapor is released from plants into the atmosphere?

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Transpiration

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What is the term for the area of land where all the water drains into a specific body of water?

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Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4