Water Cycle quiz 2

water held underground in the soil, absorbed by infiltration

• groundwater

• lakes

• rivers

• glacier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the rate of flowing out

• flux

• gas

• liquid

• gravity

an area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and runoff into a common body of water

• watershed

• glacier

• accumulation

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

dense cloud of tiny water droplets that forms near the ground

• river

• lake

• sleet

• fog

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

small water droplets that form on surfaces due to condensation (ex: wet grass in the morning)

• dew

• rivers

• glacier

• aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

condensed water vapor molecules combined around a dust or smoke particle

• river

• stream

• lakes

• cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

frozen water precipitating as pellets of frozen water

• rain

• clouds

• river

• hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

precipitation in the form of ice crystals

• rain

• snow

• watershed

• collection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

thin layer of ice crystals that form on surfaces

• frost

• watershed

• river

• cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

process of water moving through a plant and evaporating out of the leaves, stems, and flowers

• transpiration

• evaporation

• collection

• rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3