5.8B Water Cycle Vocabulary

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What is accumulation in the water cycle?

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Accumulation refers to places where water collects, such as lakes, ponds, streams, and oceans, before it gets evaporated.

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What is water vapor?

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Water vapor is the gaseous form of water.

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What are forms of precipitation?

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Forms of precipitation include rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is runoff?

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Runoff is water that flows along the ground, returning to rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.

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What is the ocean's role in the water cycle?

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The ocean is the biggest body of water that absorbs the most thermal energy from the sun and is the primary source of evaporated water.

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What is evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas (water vapor) due to heat.

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What is condensation?

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Condensation is the process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds.

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What is precipitation?

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Precipitation is any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is groundwater?

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Groundwater is water that is stored underground in soil and rock layers.

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What is the water cycle?

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

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