Water Cycle/ Earth's Water

Definition: A measure of open spaces between grains in soil or rock.

• Permeability

• Precipitation

• Porosity

• Infiltration

Definition: All the water on Earth.

• Groundwater

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: a body of water that flows within a channel; this could be called a brook, a creek, or a river depending on its size.

• pond

• runoff

• lake

• stream

Definition: part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere.

• Atmosphere

• Ecosystem

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Definition: The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Water Cycle (Hydrologic Cycle)

• Vaporization

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil and soaks down through

• A) Condensation

• B) Infiltration

• C) Precipitation

• D) Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: An underground supply of water stored within permeable rocks.

• Groundwater

• Lake

• Water Table

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of algae, which kills the plants and feeds bacteria.

• Bioremediation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Ocean

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A large, deep body of water surrounded by land

• aquifer

• ocean

• lake

• puddle