Water Cycle Vocabulary

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What is precipitation?

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Any type of water that falls from the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the process in which liquid water becomes water vapor?

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Evaporation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the movement of water from earth’s surface into the air and back to the surface again called?

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Water cycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the water from plants that evaporates into the atmosphere called?

Back

Transpiration.

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What powers the water cycle?

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The heat from the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is condensation?

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The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is evaporation?

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The process of liquid water turning into water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is transpiration?

Back

The release of water vapor from plants into the air.

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What is surface runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground and returns to bodies of water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the role of the Sun in the water cycle?

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It provides the heat necessary for evaporation.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4