Water Cycle

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What do we call water in its gas state?

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Water vapor

Front

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

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Provide heat or solar energy for evaporation

Front

During evaporation, water changes from ...

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A liquid to a gas

Front

What is the process called when water vapor turns to liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

Where is the largest amount of water on Earth located?

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Oceans

Front

What is the process called when water falls from the sky?

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Precipitation

Front

What is the term for water that is stored underground?

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Groundwater

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What do we call the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?

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Evapotranspiration

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What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground?

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Infiltration

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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.