Water Cycle: Generation Genius Challenge

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What is the process called when a gas turns into a liquid?

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Condensation

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True or False: When water droplets form on the outside of a glass of water, that water is seeping through the glass from the inside.

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False

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How old is most of the water that we drink today?

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Millions of years

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What is the process called when a liquid turns into a gas?

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Evaporation

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What are clouds made out of?

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Tiny water droplets

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What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

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Water Cycle

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What is evaporation?

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The process where liquid water turns into water vapor (gas).

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What is condensation in the water cycle?

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

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What role do plants play in the water cycle?

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Plants release water vapor into the air through a process called transpiration.

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What is precipitation?

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

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