Water in Nature as a Solid, Liquid, and Gas

The water cycle is...

• a continuous pattern in nature in which water moves as it changes state above, on, and below the surface of Earth

• the change of state from a solid to a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a solid to a gas without first becoming a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas; occurs when a liquid gains thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Melting is...

• a continuous pattern in nature in which water moves as it changes state above, on, and below the surface of Earth

• the change of state from a solid to a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a solid to a gas without first becoming a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas; occurs when a liquid gains thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Sublimation is...

• a continuous pattern in nature in which water moves as it changes state above, on, and below the surface of Earth

• the change of state from a solid to a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a solid to a gas without first becoming a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas; occurs when a liquid gains thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Evaporation is...

• a continuous pattern in nature in which water moves as it changes state above, on, and below the surface of Earth

• the change of state from a solid to a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a solid to a gas without first becoming a liquid; occurs when a solid gains thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas; occurs when a liquid gains thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Condensation is...

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a gas to a solid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a solid; occurs when a liquid loses thermal energy

• water from precipitation and snowmelt that flows over Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Deposition is...

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a gas to a solid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a solid; occurs when a liquid loses thermal energy

• water from precipitation and snowmelt that flows over Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing is...

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a gas to a solid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a solid; occurs when a liquid loses thermal energy

• water from precipitation and snowmelt that flows over Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Runoff is...

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a gas to a solid; occurs when a gas loses thermal energy

• the change of state from a liquid to a solid; occurs when a liquid loses thermal energy

• water from precipitation and snowmelt that flows over Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Groundwater is...

• water that seeps through soil and cracks in rock; source of water for underground springs and wells

• a geological formation of loose rock or soil that is saturated with groundwater

• the depth at which loose rock and soil below Earth’s surface are saturated with water; the upper boundary of an aquifer

• solid or liquid water that falls to Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

An aquifer is...

• water that seeps through soil and cracks in rock; source of water for underground springs and wells

• a geological formation of loose rock or soil that is saturated with groundwater

• the depth at which loose rock and soil below Earth’s surface are saturated with water; the upper boundary of an aquifer

• solid or liquid water that falls to Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4