Water Cycle

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from the sky.

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What are formed when water vapor condenses and comes together?

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Clouds.

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What causes transpiration?

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Sun's energy.

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What happens during precipitation?

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Water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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What is evaporation?

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When water turns into a gas.

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What is condensation?

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

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What role do clouds play in the water cycle?

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They store water vapor and release it as precipitation.

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What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?

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The Sun.

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What is transpiration?

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The process of water vapor being released from plants into the atmosphere.

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How does gravity affect the water cycle?

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It pulls precipitation down to the Earth's surface.