Water Cycle

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Oceans (salt water) covers how much of the earth?

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about 75%

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The changes to water when it cycles the earth is called

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the water cycle

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When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor

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evaporation

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When water vapor is cooled and droplets form

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Condensation

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After condensation, the droplets of water in the clouds fall to the earth in different forms. What is this process called?

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precipitation

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Forms of precipitation are- only sleet and snow, rain, sleet, hail, and snow, only dew and rain, only snow and rain

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rain, sleet, hail, and snow

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Precipitation occurs because

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the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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The sun's energy

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directly causes evaporation

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More evaporation occurs during the day or at night?

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during the day

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The ________ is the driving force of the water cycle.

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sun