Water Cycle Vocabulary Review

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Run-off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

any form of water that falls to Earth’s surface from the clouds

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the water that is beneath Earth’s surface

• Run-off

• Reservoir

• Groundwater

• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

the action of water seeping through rocks and sediment to become groundwater

• Run-off

• Groundwater

• Infiltration

• Reservoir

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the ground and finally into streams, rivers, lakes, oceans

• Run-off

• Groundwater

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4