States of Matter and Water Cycle

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Solid

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A state of matter that maintains its own shape.

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Liquid

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A state of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container.

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Gas

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A state of matter that spreads out to fill the space it's in.

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Water cycle

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The continuous movement of water, changing from one state to another, into the air and back to Earth’s surface.

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Precipitation

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Any form of water that falls from clouds to earth. (part of the water cycle)

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Evaporation

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The process of a liquid changing into a gas when heat is added. (part of the water cycle)

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Condensation

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The process of a gas cooling and changing into a liquid. (part of the water cycle)

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Transpiration

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The process of plants taking in water from the ground, and the water evaporates from the plant into the atmosphere.

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Infiltration

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A process when precipitation is soaked into the ground instead of collecting in oceans, lakes, rivers, or streams.

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Collection

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Stage of the water cycle when precipitation falls to Earth and collects in lakes, oceans, rivers, and streams. Allows the water cycle to begin again!