Water Cycle & States of matter

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What is the state of matter that has no specific size or shape?

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Gas

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What is the process by which water moves through the atmosphere and back to Earth’s surface?

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The Water Cycle

Front

What do we call the collection of water in lakes, oceans, rivers, and glaciers?

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Accumulation/Collection

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What powers the water cycle?

Back

Sun

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What causes molecules to change from one state of matter to another?

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Temperature

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What are the three main states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas

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What is evaporation?

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The process of turning from liquid into vapor.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor cools and turns back into liquid.

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What is precipitation?

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

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.