Water Cycle

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What are the forms of precipitation?

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Rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

Front

What is the driving force of the Earth's weather?

Back

The sun.

Front

What do we call it when drops of water fall down from the sky?

Back

Precipitation.

Front

What is it called when plants give off drops of water?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

Does the water cycle have a start or end?

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No, it does not; it is a continuous cycle.

Front

What process involves water vapor turning into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

The process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere.

Front

What is the term for water that collects on the ground or in bodies of water?

Back

Surface water.

Front

What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

Back

It provides energy for evaporation.

Front

What is groundwater?

Back

Water that is stored underground in soil and rock layers.