Water Cycle

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What are the three stages of the water cycle?

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Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.

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What happens during condensation in the water cycle?

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Water vapor cools and changes into liquid water, forming clouds.

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What is evaporation in the water cycle?

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The process where liquid water turns into water vapor due to heat.

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What is precipitation?

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Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What is collection in the water cycle?

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When water gathers in bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans after precipitation.

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What are the three states of water?

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Solid (ice), Liquid (water), Gas (water vapor).

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At what temperature does water freeze?

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32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius).

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What happens to water at -5 degrees Celsius?

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It is in a solid state (ice).

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What is water vapor?

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Water in its gaseous state, formed when water evaporates.

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What is runoff in the water cycle?

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Water that flows over the ground and returns to bodies of water.