Water Cycle

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What is the process called when water collects in a lake or ocean over a long period of time?

Back

Accumulation or collection.

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What do we call water that flows downward on land?

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Runoff.

Front

Which living organisms are associated with the process of transpiration?

Back

Plants.

Front

What is the term for water in its gaseous form?

Back

Water vapor.

Front

What process occurs when warm water heats up to form water vapor?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

Back

Water Cycle.

Front

What is condensation in the context of the water cycle?

Back

The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

Front

What role do plants play in the water cycle?

Back

They release water vapor into the atmosphere through transpiration.

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Front

What is evaporation?

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