Water Cycle

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What is the process called when water changes from liquid to vapor?

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Evaporation

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What is the term for water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

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Precipitation

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What are the different forms of precipitation?

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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is formed when water vapor cools and condenses in the atmosphere?

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Clouds

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What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

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The sun provides energy for evaporation.

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What happens to water droplets in clouds when they become too heavy?

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They fall to the ground as precipitation.

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What is the continuous movement of water through the environment called?

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The water cycle.

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What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground?

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Infiltration.

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How does water return to the atmosphere after precipitation?

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Through evaporation and transpiration.

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What is transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.

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