Water Cycle (6-8 Version)

Front

What is the process of matter changing from a gas to a liquid?

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Condensation

Front

What is the term for water vapor condensing around dust particles into liquid water in the atmosphere?

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Cloud formation

Front

What process is driven by energy from the sun?

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Evaporation

Front

What is the process of matter changing from a liquid to a solid?

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Crystallization

Front

What is the process of water flowing under the Earth's surface?

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Groundwater flow

Front

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

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Water Cycle

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas due to heat.

Front

What is precipitation?

Back

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

Front

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

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The sun provides energy that drives evaporation and influences weather patterns.

Front

What is transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and then released as vapor into the atmosphere.