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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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

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Snow.

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What are formed when water vapor condenses and comes together?

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Clouds.

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What effect does the sun have on surface water?

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It causes it to evaporate.

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When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water, what is this process called?

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Condensation.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which 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 water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

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What is transpiration?

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