Weather, Climate, & the Water Cycle

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What part of the water cycle does precipitation refer to?

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What is climate?

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The average weather over many years.

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What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

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Weather.

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What are snow, sleet, hail, and rain examples of?

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Precipitation.

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What is evaporation?

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam.

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What is condensation?

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The part of the water cycle when water vapor in the air gets cold and turns back into a liquid, forming clouds.

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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 transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and then released as water vapor into the atmosphere.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather refers to the short-term conditions of the atmosphere, while climate is the average of those conditions over a long period.

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What is humidity?

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The amount of water vapor present in the air.