Water Cycle

Front

What is the term for water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt?

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Fresh water

Front

What is any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface?

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Precipitation

Front

What is the continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation called?

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Water Cycle

Front

What do we call water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers?

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Groundwater

Front

What natural force drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun

Front

What process involves water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

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

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Evaporation

Front

What term describes the movement of water from the land to the atmosphere?

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Transpiration

Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground and returns to bodies of water?

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Runoff

Front

What is the term for the water stored in the atmosphere as vapor?

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Water Vapor