The Water Cycle Vocabulary

The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat

• water cycle

• run-off

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean

• transpiration

• run-off

• condensation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere

• water cycle

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth; a continuous cycle of water on Earth

• water cycle

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid

• water cycle

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• run-off

• transpiration

• evaportation`

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4