Hydrology Vocabulary

Water that collects in lakes, rivers, oceans, and other bodies of water

• rain

• accumulation

• aquifer

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of water on Earth has_____________________, in the last billion years.

• Decreased

• Increased

• Stayed the same

• Doubled

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that flows over the surfaces of land, weathering rocks and soil while eroding minerals

• subsurface runoff

• aquifer

• surface runoff

• river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process of removing salt from sea water

• desalination

• aquifer

• salinity

• surface runoff

protection of resources from pollution or damage

• conservation

• pollution

• salinity

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the release of water vapor to the atmosphere by plant leaves

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process that changes a liquid to a gas by adding heat

• transpiration

• condensation

• evaporation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the process of removing heat which changes water from a gas to a liquid

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the rising and falling of ocean water due to gravity

• evaporation

• condensation

• tide

• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water that flows through soil layers, weathering rocks and soils

• surface runoff

• subsurface runoff

• water cycle

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4