Water Cycle and Atmosphere and Clouds

The constant moving of water through earth’s atmosphere.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runnoff

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that falls back to the earth in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runnoff

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This process causes water to change from the liquid state to the gaseous state.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runnoff

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water vapor changes back into a liquid

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runnoff

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This process involves water returning to the atmosphere from plants

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Humidity

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The downward movement of water from land surfaces to the soil and rock beneath

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Humidity

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Returns water once again to the bodies of water, where evaporation occurs.

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Humidity

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Humidity

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of precipitation falls through a warm layer, then a cold layer of air, which causes it to change from liquid to solid on the way down?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Freezing Rain

• Hail

Which type of frozen precipitation usually occurs during the summer months?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Freezing Rain

• Hail