UIL Science

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What is the process of water turning from a gas into a liquid called?

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Condensation

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What type of plate boundary occurs when two of Earth's plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

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What is the process called where one tectonic plate goes under another plate?

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Subduction

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What is evaporation?

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The process of water turning from a liquid into a gas.

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What is the definition of a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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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 the definition of condensation in the water cycle?

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The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

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What is the role of gravity in the water cycle?

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Gravity pulls water down from clouds as precipitation.

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What is the definition of a tectonic plate?

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A massive slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.