Water - Environmental Science

The term for when water changes from a liquid to a gas

• evaporation

• precipitation

• percolation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The term for when water vapor is released from the leaves of plants

• evaporation

• precipitation

• percolation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The term for any product of the condensation of water vapor that falls from the sky

• evaporation

• precipitation

• percolation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The term for the movement of water through the soil

• evaporation

• precipitation

• percolation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water with very little dissolved salt levels

• freshwater

• saltwater

• gray water

• virtual water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water with any salt concentration that is higher than 1%

• freshwater

• saltwater

• gray water

• virtual water

The term for the (increasing) level of toxins in an organism after consuming other plants and animals

• precipitation

• desalination

• eutrophication

• biomagnification

The term for a body of permeable rock underground that can store or transport water

• gray water

• dead zone

• aquifer

• freshwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The term for the amount of water you consume within a given time period

• virtual water

• water footprint

• gray water

• carbon footprint

The term for the water needed to produce your food, clothing, energy, and other products is known as

• virtual water

• gray water

• water footprint

• saltwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4