The Water Cycle

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The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth.

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water cycle

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Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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precipitation

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The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid.

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condensation

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The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat.

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evaporation

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The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere.

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transpiration

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Rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean.

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run-off

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What is your favorite form of precipitation?

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condensation

Front

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

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evaporation

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What is a form of precipitation that falls as ice pellets?

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hail