Water Cycle Key Vocabulary NC

To soak up or take something in

• absorb
• transpiration
• infiltration
• crystallization

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another

• absorb
• gravity
• infiltration
• crystallization

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The process by which one substance takes up another substance through pores or spaces between its molecules

• absorption
• gravity
• radiant energy
• thermal energy

The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

• absorption
• atmosphere
• radiant energy
• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• absorption
• atmosphere
• groundwater
• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• water cycle
• atmosphere
• groundwater
• percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• water cycle
• precipitation
• groundwater
• percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The change from a gas state to a liquid state

• water cycle
• precipitation
• condensation
• percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Change of a liquid to a vapor or gas

• water cycle
• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rainfall and surface water that drain or flow from the land into streams, rivers, lakes, or the ocean

• runoff
• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4