5.8B Water Cycle Vocabulary

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What is the gaseous form of water?

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Water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What do we call places where water collects and then gets evaporated, such as lakes, ponds, streams, and oceans?

Back

Accumulation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is water falling back to the Earth's surface as rain, sleet, hail, or snow called?

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Precipitation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Front

What is water that flows along the ground returning to rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans?

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Runoff.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process of water evaporation from plants called?

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Transpiration.

Front

What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

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Evaporation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

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Condensation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Front

What term describes the movement of water through the ground?

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Groundwater.

Front

What is the term for water that is stored in the ground?

Back

Groundwater.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What do we call the process of water moving from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4