Water Cycle Vocabulary Quiz

Water that falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, etc.

• surface water

• runoff

• infiltration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water located on the surface of the earth such as lakes and streams

• watershed

• surface water

• infiltration

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that drains down into the ground/soil.

• elevation

• energy driver

• runoff

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

WHEN water drains down into the ground/soil

• infiltration

• precipitation

• gravity

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

• energy driver

• observation

• gravity

• ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The movement of ground water, which occurs very slowly.

• elevation

• energy driver

• ground water movement

• altered

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The height above or below a given location.

• observation

• elevation

• watershed

• infiltration

The force that pulls things toward the earth.

• elevation

• groundwater movement

• energy driver

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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An area of higher elevation land that dictates where the surface water and groundwater drain.

• infiltration

• groundwater

• runoff

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The source of energy that causes water to move, for example, gravity.

• energy driver

• gravity

• infiltration

• observation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4