MI-Star 6.4

Water located on the surface of the earth such as lakes and streams.

• Groundwater

• Runoff

• Reservoir

• Surface water

Water that drains over the surface of the earth after falling as precipitation.

• Groundwater

• Runoff

• Reservoir

• Surface water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

• Groundwater movement

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area of higher elevation land that dictates where surface water and groundwater drain.

• Energy driver

• Water system

• Watershed

• Reservoir

The process that causes a liquid to turn into a gas.

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A group of atoms held together by a bond.

• Solid

• State of matter

• Liquid

• Molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

When molecules move slowly/vibrate and are tightly packed.

• Solid

• gas

• Liquid

• State of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When molecules move at a medium speed and slide past each other.

• Solid

• gas

• Liquid

• State of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When molecules move fast, far apart, and do not touch unless they collide.

• Solid

• gas

• Liquid

• State of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process of water turning from a gas into a liquid.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4