Hydrosphere

Front

What is water with salt in it called?

Back

Salt Water

Front

What is the property of water that allows it to move up a thin tube (or the stem of a plant) by itself?

Back

Capillary Action

Front

What do we call the process when a liquid becomes a solid?

Back

Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the new water substance called when salt and fresh water mix?

Back

Brackish Water

Front

What is the term for when rain soaks into the ground?

Back

Infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the water cycle process where water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What is the term for the movement of water through soil and rock layers?

Back

Percolation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the water that is found in rivers, lakes, and streams?

Back

Surface Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the water that is stored underground in aquifers?

Back

Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1