Water Cycle

Front

What is the plant version of evaporation?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the process when water is absorbed into the ground?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is the process of water passing from earth, to the atmosphere, and back to earth, continuously?

Back

The Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What are hail, sleet, snow, and rain all forms of?

Back

Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is it called when water flows downhill?

Back

Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process of water turning from liquid to gas?

Back

Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the process of water vapor cooling and turning back into liquid?

Back

Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for water that collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Back

Collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the movement of water through the soil?

Back

Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the water that falls from the sky?

Back

Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6