Earth Science- Task 1 Vocabulary

Which vocabulary word means any place on Earth where water can be stored?

(This can be man-made or natural)

• glacier

• infiltration

• reservoir

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which are some examples of reservoirs?

• ocean

• precipitation

• atmosphere

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which vocabulary word is a large body of slowly moving ice; made up of ice, snow, rock, and sediments?

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where are most glaciers found?

• near the equator

• in polar regions and high mountains

• deserts

• tropical rainforests

True or False? Earth's largest supply of FRESH water can be found in glaciers and ice sheets.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which word means the process by which water moves down into the Earth below the surface?

• runoff

• flow

• groundwater

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which vocabulary word means water stored underground that fills the spaces between soil particles and fractured rock?

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which word means the process by which water moves into the atmosphere (water changes from a liquid to a gas)?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• The Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or false? Colder conditions lead to more evaporation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which vocabulary word means when water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid?

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4