ENV GEO Unit 6 Vocabulary

What is the process of water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process by which water is released into the atmosphere by plants through their leaves?

• Deposition

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas and rising into the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Deposition

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process of water vapor in the atmosphere cooling and changing back into liquid water?

• Deposition

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the process of water vapor changing directly into ice without first becoming a liquid?

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Deposition

• Transpiration

What is the process of water seeping into the ground and becoming part of the groundwater?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is water that is stored in underground aquifers?

• Tributary Stream

• Runoff-streams

• River Mouth

• Groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the movement of water over the land surface and into streams and rivers?

• Streams

• River Mouth

• Runoff-streams

• River Delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process by which plants absorb water from the soil through their roots?

• Plant uptake

• Basin

• Glacier

• Tributary Stream

What is a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land?

• River Delta

• Glacier

• Tributary Stream

• Basin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4