Moran - Water Cycle Vocabulary

the falling to Earth of any form of water (rain, snow, sleet, hail, or mist)

• evaporation

• precipitation

• run-off

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the forming of tiny droplets of water as water vapor cools

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

process in which the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water found beneath Earth's surface

• surface water

• water cycle

• ground water

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water contained in places such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and reservoirs

• ground water

• surface water

• condensation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

process in which water moves from the oceans to the air to the ground and finally back to the oceans

• ground water

• surface water

• water cycle

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and oceans.

• ground water

• surface water

• water cycle

• run-off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the gas formed when water evaporates

• ground water

• surface water

• water cycle

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the layer of air that surrounds the Earth

• water cycle

• water vapor

• atmosphere

• cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a mass of tiny droplets of water that condensed from the air

• cloud

• water vapor

• atmosphere

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6