Water Cycle Vocabulary

Water that flows into specific gathering spots such as lakes or oceans

• Runoff

• Collection

• Condensation

• Fresh Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The act of heat turning LIQUID water into vapor (a gas) that rises in the air

• Evaporation

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Fresh Water

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process by which plants lose water out of their leaves and into the air

• Groundwater

• Transpiration

• Collection

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The release of condensed water that the air cannot hold any longer. This can occur in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Collection

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Runoff

• Groundwater

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any naturally occurring water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids

• Salt Water

• Fresh Water

• Runoff

• Collection

Water that collects ABOVE the rock layer and moves like an underground river

• Fresh Water

• Salt Water

• Groundwater

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

______ occurs when there is more water than the land can absorb. The excess liquid flows across the surface of the land and into nerby creeks, streams, or ponds.

• Runoff

• Hydrologic Cycle

• Groundwater

• collection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Seawater or water makes up the oceans and seas, covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface.

• Fresh Water

• Salt Water

• Groundwater

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The cooling of water vapor, which changes it BACK into a liquid. This creates clouds

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4