TCI L7 Water & Weather VOCAB

water located underground that fills pore spaces in soil and rock layers

• Subterranean water
• Underground aquifer
• Below-surface liquid
• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the movement of water through the Earth system

• Aqua cycle
• Water movement
• Water cycle
• Hydrological cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants

• Transpiration
• Photosynthesis
• Precipitation
• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

the amount of water vapor in a given volume of air, usually expressed as grams per cubic meter (g/m3)

• Atmospheric pressure
• Dew point
• Wind speed
• Absolute humidity

the ratio, usually expressed as a percentage, of the actual amount of water vapor in air to the maximum amount of water vapor air can hold at the same temperature

• Dew point
• Relative humidity
• Transpiration

• Atmospheric pressure

water droplets that form on surfaces due to condensation of water vapor

• rain
• frost
• dew
• hail

the temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor

• Dew point

• Humidity point
• Frost point
• Condensation point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the formation of a solid structure whose atoms or molecules are
arranged in a repeating, three-dimensional pattern

• Solidification
• Condensation
• Crystallization
• Vaporization

solid or liquid water that falls from clouds to the ground

• rainfall
• dew
• hail
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water goes from the ground to vapor in the atmosphere

• Evaporation
• Sublimation
• Precipitation
• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4