Water Cycle Terms

Front

Transpiration

Back

Release of water vapor from plants.

Front

Discharged

Back

When water is used from an aquifer.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Tributary

Back

Small stream that feeds into a river.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Surface Water

Back

Water that is located at the surface of the ground.

Front

Condensation

Back

Change of state from gas to liquid.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Evaporation

Back

Change of state from liquid to gas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Precipitation

Back

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

Aquifer

Back

Underground layer of water-bearing rock.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

Groundwater

Back

Water that is stored deep underground.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

Runoff

Back

Water that flows over the ground surface to bodies of water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4