WATER CYCLE study guide

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What is the process called when water seeps into the ground?

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Infiltration

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Does the water cycle have a beginning and end?

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No, the water cycle has no beginning or end.

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What is the term for water that flows over the ground into bodies of water?

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Groundwater runoff

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

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Condensation

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What is the largest body of water on Earth?

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The ocean

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

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Evaporation

Front

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

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Water cycle

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What is precipitation?

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

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What is groundwater?

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Water that is stored underground in soil and rock layers.

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What role do plants play in the water cycle?

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Plants absorb water from the soil and release water vapor into the air through a process called transpiration.