5.8B Water Cycle Vocabulary

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What forms when water vapor cools down and the water condenses?

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Cloud

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Front

What is the movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to the Earth's surface as liquid or solid?

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Water cycle

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What is the gaseous form of water called?

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Water vapor

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What do we call water on the surface of Earth's ground?

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Surface water

Front

What are places where water collects and then gets evaporated, including lakes, ponds, streams, and oceans?

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Accumulation

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

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Evaporation

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What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

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Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground and eventually reaches rivers, lakes, or oceans?

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Runoff

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Front

What do we call the process by which plants release water vapor into the air?

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Transpiration

Front

What is precipitation?

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

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