Water Cycle

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

• vapor
• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• vapor
• water vapor
• water cycle
• precipitation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The gaseous form of water; produced when water evaporates.

• precipitation
• evaporation
• water vapor
• condensation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas.

• vapor
• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The draining away of water from the land’s surface into bodies of water. (examples: streams, rivers, lakes, oceans)

• precipitation 
• evaporation
• run-off
• groundwater 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water stored below Earth s surface soil and rock layers. (Water stored underground, not in a body of water)

• run-off
• groundwater
• evaporation
• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Process by which a gas changes into a liquid

• water cycle

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What happens to water when it is heated to a high temperature?

• it will form clouds

• it will condense

• it will evaporate

• it will attract dust particles

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the correct sequence in the water cycle?

• precipitation, condensation, evaporation

• condensation, precipitation, evaporation

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation

• evaporation, precipitation, condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Select the four main types of precipitation:

• Rain

• Hail

• Sun

• Snow

• Sleet