Water Cycle

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What is the Water Cycle?

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The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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What drives the water cycle?

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The Sun.

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What do we call water in its gas state?

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Water vapor.

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What is Transpiration?

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Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant.

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What is Groundwater?

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Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

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What is Evaporation?

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The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is Condensation?

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The process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

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What is Precipitation?

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

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What is Runoff?

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

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What is Infiltration?

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The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.