Water Cycle STEMScopes

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 is the total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter. The faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes

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 thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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Rainfall and surface water that drains or flows from the land into streams, rivers, lakes, or the ocean

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 runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

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 groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things

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water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Water from precipitation that drains into a gully that flows into a stream, which in turn flows into a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, or the ocean

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surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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he layer of gas surrounding planet Earth that is held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements, primarily nitrogen and oxygen

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atmosphere

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Energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light and ultraviolet and infrared (heat) radiation

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radiant energy

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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

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precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another

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gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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Change of a liquid to a vapor or gas

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evaporation

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