Water Cycle Review

Definition of Water Vapor

• The invisible, gaseous form of water.

• Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Water that flows into the ground because gravity pushes it down

• The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition of Ground water

• The invisible, gaseous form of water.

• Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Water that flows into the ground because gravity pushes it down

• The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor.

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Definition of evaporation

• The invisible, gaseous form of water.

• Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Water that flows into the ground because gravity pushes it down

• The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Definition of transpiration

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water

• Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface

• The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Definition of condensation

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water

• Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface

• The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition of precipitation

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water

• Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface

• The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Definition of irrigation

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water

• Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface

• The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

Definition of photosynthesis

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water

• Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface

• The process by which plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food

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Definition of watershed

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water

• The land area that supplies water to a river system

• The process by which plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Definition of levee

• The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves

• A long ridge formed by deposits of sediments alongside a river channel

• The land area that supplies water to a river system

• The process by which plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food