5th grade water cycle

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What is the main object that powers the water cycle?

Back

The sun.

Front

Does warm water evaporate quicker than cold water?

Back

Yes.

Front

How does precipitation begin?

Back

When condensed water is too heavy in a cloud.

Front

What is the process called when water evaporates from plants?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

What step occurs when water disappears from a surface?

Back

Evaporation.

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What is evaporation?

Back

The process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere.

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What is condensation?

Back

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

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What is precipitation?

Back

Any form of water that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

The process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, especially from leaves.

Front

What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

Back

The sun provides the energy needed for evaporation to occur.