Water Cycle Vocabulary Review

The movement of water from the surface of Earth into the air and back again

• water cycle

• air mass

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process where a gas changes into a liquid

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process where a liquid changes into a gas

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a large body of air that has a similar temperature and moisture level throughout

• cold front

• warm front

• hurricane

• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a weather instrument that measures wind speed

• rain gauge

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

a weather instrument used to measure air pressure

• rain gauge

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

round pieces of ice formed when frozen rain is coated with water and refreezes

• hail

• rain

• snow

• sleet

a large tropical storm that has wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• blizzard

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a breeze that moves from the land to the sea

• rain shadow

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

water that falls to Earth

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4