The Water Cycle

Front

The energy that powers the water cycle comes from the _________.

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sun

Front

The three main stages of the water cycle are:

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Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

Front

Snowflakes that melt and freeze again as they fall to the ground

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Sleet

Front

Balls of ice that form from storm clouds

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Hail

Front

Supercooled liquid water that freezes as soon as it hits the ground

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Freezing Rain

Front

The process by which liquid water heats and changes phase into water vapor

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Evaporation

Front

The process by which water vapor cools, forming tiny liquid water droplets

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Condensation

Front

The only thing in nature that can be a solid, liquid, and gas is...

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Water

Front

Most water evaporates from the: lake, sink, ocean, mountain

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ocean

Front

Water that collects in rock and soil is called

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groundwater