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?

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Accumulation or collection.

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What do we call water when it is in the form of a gas?

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Water vapor.

Front

What is the term for water falling from clouds in liquid or solid form?

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Precipitation.

Front

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

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Evaporation.

Front

What is the term for when water turns from liquid form to a gas?

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Evaporation.

Front

What is condensation in the water cycle?

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

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

The process by which plants release water vapor into the air.

Front

What is evaporation?

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The process of liquid water turning into water vapor.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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What role do clouds play in the water cycle?

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Clouds are formed from condensed water vapor and are essential for precipitation.