Water Cycle Vocabulary

This is known as the...

• condensation

• weather

• water cycle

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water falls back to the earth as rain, sleet, hail or snow, it is known as...

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid is known as what? (Hint: This is how clouds form.)

• evaporation

• run-off

• water cycle

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process is when liquid water changes into a gas and goes into the air as water vapor?

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

• run-off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The transfer of land water to bigger bodies of water such as river, lakes and oceans is known as what?

• run-off

• water vapor

• condensation

• accumulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the correct term when precipitation collects on the ground and gathers into puddles, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water?

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid?

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

• run-off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat?

• water cycle

• accumulation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere is known as

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4