water cycle vocabulary

Water changing from liquid to vapor (gas), usually due to the Sun's heat.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water changing from vapor (gas) to liquid, which can create clouds, fog, and dew.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water falling from the clouds, due to gravity. Can be liquid or ice.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

Plants exhaling water into atmosphere.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water flowing downhill, through gravity, over the Earth's surface, collecting into streams and rivers.

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water stored or flowing underground is called:

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Dirty water

• Rock water

What are clouds made of?

• Water vapor

• Liquid water drops or ice crystals

• liquid only

The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates back down to Earth's surface

• water cycle
• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• accumulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants.

• accumulation
• runoff
• transpiration
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1