Steps in the Water Cycle

any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface from the clouds (rain, snow, sleet etc.)

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process that changes liquid water to water vapor (gas)

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• percolation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the change of state from a gas to a liquid (water vapor becomes liquid)

• infiltration

• condensation

• evaporation

• ground water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the transition of a substance directly from a solid state to a gas state such as when ice becomes water vapor

• sublimation

• accumulation

• evaporation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the evaporation of water through the leaves of plants (plants sweating)

• percolation

• infiltration

• runoff

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

precipitation that does not soak into the soil but instead moves on the surface of the ground

• condensation

• runoff

• accumulation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

process by which water soaks down through the surface of the soil instead of running over the surface of the soil

• precipitation

• evaporation

• infiltration

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the movement of water after it has passed through the surface of the soil and then fills all the spaces between particles of soil and cracks in rocks as it moves downward

• percolation

• ground water

• evaporation

• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

place where water comes together and is stored on Earth's surface (oceans and lakes are examples)

• runoff

• condensation

• accumulation

• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

liquid water that has gone underground and fills the spaces between particles of soil and in the cracks of rock or in any other hollow places underground

• evaporation

• percolation

• condensation

• ground water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1