Big Idea 7 Vocabulary

The _____________ is the continuous movement of water through the environment by evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process when a liquid changes to a gas (vapor), caused by an increase in temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process when water vapor changes back to a liquid, caused by a decrease in temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The gas state of water.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

That portion of precipitation that runs into other bodies of water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ocean holds 97% of the total water on the planet; 78% of global precipitation occurs over the ocean, and it is the source of 86% of global evaporation. The Ocean is a....

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A form of water (hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth’s surface. Determined by conditions in the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A form of liquid precipitation that falls when the air temperature is above freezing (above 32°F or 0°C).

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A form of solid precipitation that falls when the air temperature is below freezing (below 32°F or 0°C).

Solid precipitation that typically falls during summer storms.  Forms high in the atmosphere where there are freezing temperatures.