Water Cycle

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

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Precipitation

Front

Why does precipitation occur?

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Because the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold.

Front

What is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil?

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Infiltration

Front

What is the opposite of condensation?

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Evaporation

Front

Where is most water found on Earth?

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Oceans

Front

What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

What is evaporation?

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The process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.

Front

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

Front

What is runoff?

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

Front

What is transpiration?

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