Water Cycle

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What is the term for all of the water we see in lakes, rivers, and oceans?

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Surface water

Front

What happens during evaporation when the sun heats up water?

Back

Water turns into water vapor.

Front

What can happen to precipitation when it hits the ground?

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It can be absorbed into the ground.

Front

What happens to water vapor as it rises higher in the atmosphere?

Back

It gets colder.

Front

What is the continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again called?

Back

Water cycle.

Front

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

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What do we call the water that is stored underground?

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Groundwater.

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 runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water.