The Water Cycle

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What is the term for the fall of water, ice, or snow deposited on the surface of the Earth from the atmosphere?

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Precipitation

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List the forms of precipitation.

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Rain, sleet, hail, and snow.

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What is the primary energy source that drives the water cycle?

Back

The sun.

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What would happen to the water cycle if the Sun were removed?

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The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

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True or False: The greatest amount of water found on Earth is fresh water.

Back

False.

Front

What process involves water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

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What is evaporation in the context of the water cycle?

Back

The process by which liquid water is transformed into water vapor.

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Define transpiration in relation to plants.

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Transpiration is the process by which water is absorbed by plant roots, moves through plants, and is released as vapor through pores in leaves.

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What role do clouds play in the water cycle?

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Clouds are formed by condensation of water vapor and are essential for precipitation.

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What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

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Evaporation.

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