Water Cycle

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What is the process called when water from a lake, river, or ocean gets heated up by the sun?

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Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What do we call the process when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the term for water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

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Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

What is the term for the movement of water downhill, often into rivers and lakes?

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Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the continuous movement of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back called?

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Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the first step of the water cycle where water is heated and rises into the air?

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Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What happens to water vapor when it cools in the atmosphere?

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It condenses into clouds.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What is the term for the collection of water in oceans, lakes, and rivers?

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Collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process called when clouds release water back to the Earth?

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Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas?

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Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4