Water Cycle vocabulary

Water beneath the surface of the ground.

• Groundwater
• Earth
• Surface runoff
• Reservoire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A large expanse of saltwater that covers 75% of Earth's surface.

• Ocean
• Transpiration
• Aquifer
• River

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

The process of turning liquid water into vapor (gas).

• Evaporation
• Water Cycle
• Solar Radiation
• Clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The flow of excess water on Earth’s surface due to too much meltwater or stormwater. 

• Surface runoff
• Infiltration
• Water Cycle
• Glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The cycle by which water circulates between Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land. 

• Water Cycle
• Water
• River
• Solar Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

• Infiltration
• Groundwater
• Transpiration
• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that fall to the ground.

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process in which vapor turns into liquid water. 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Snowmelt
• Frozen Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through their leaves.

• Transpiration
• Respiration
• Oxygen
• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere. 

• Cloud
• Atmosphere
• Rain
• Snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6