Water Cycle Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the change of state from a gas to a liquid?

Back

Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the water that is beneath Earth’s surface called?

Back

Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

What is the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures?

Back

Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the action of water seeping through rocks and sediment to become groundwater?

Back

Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What do we call any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from the clouds?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air?

Back

Transpiration

Front

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

Back

Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground and returns to rivers, lakes, and oceans?

Back

Run-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

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

Back

Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for the collection of water in a natural or artificial lake, pond, or reservoir?

Back

Reservoir