Water Cycle Vocabulary

The collection of precipitation in lakes, oceans, and other bodies of water

• Accumulation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The heating up of liquid water into water vapor

• Accumulation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Distillation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The cooling of water vapor back into a liquid

• Accumulation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Distillation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water in gas form.

• Transpiration
• Water Vapor
• Water Cycle
• Sun
• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The continuous cycle of water evaporating and condensing on earth. It has been happening for millions of years.

• Transpiration
• Water Vapor
• Water Cycle
• Sun
• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that falls to the ground. Comes in 3 main forms: rain, snow, and hail.

• Accumulation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of purifying a liquid by heating it until it boils and makes a gas, and then cooling the gas back down into a liquid.

• Accumulation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Distillation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The source of energy for the water cycle.

• Water Vapor
• Water Cycle
• Distillation
• Sun
• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that runs off the land back into a collection

• Water Vapor
• Water Cycle
• Distillation
• Sun
• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water vapor that exits plants through stomata in leaves

• Accumulation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4