The Water Cycle Vocabulary

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What is precipitation?

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Liquid water that falls back to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is condensation?

Back

To turn from a gas into a liquid.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is snow?

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Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continual movement of water between land, ocean, and the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is run-off?

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The draining away of water from the land’s surface into bodies of water like streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is evaporation?

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The process of turning from liquid into vapor.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is water vapor?

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Water in its gaseous state, often found in the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is hail?

Back

Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice.

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What is sleet?

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Precipitation that falls as small ice pellets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

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The sun provides energy that causes evaporation of water from the Earth's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4