Water Cycle

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What is the process called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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Transpiration

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What follows evaporation during the water cycle?

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Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud.

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What are snow, sleet, hail, and rain examples of?

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Precipitation

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Which stage of the water cycle involves water vapor turning into liquid water?

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Condensation

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What is it called when water changes from liquid to solid?

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Freezing (e.g., ice forming on a lake)

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What is evaporation?

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The process of water turning from liquid to vapor.

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What is condensation?

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The process of water vapor cooling and turning back into liquid.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from clouds to the ground, such as rain or snow.

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What is runoff in the water cycle?

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

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What is the hydrosphere?

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The combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet.

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