Water Cycle (6-8 Version)

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What is the process of water flowing under the Earth's surface?

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Groundwater flow

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Which process is driven by energy from gravity?

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Precipitation

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What is the process of water falling out of the atmosphere called?

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Precipitation

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Which process is driven by energy from the sun?

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Evaporation

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What is the term for water vapor condensing around dust particles into liquid water in the atmosphere?

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Cloud formation

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What is evaporation?

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The process of water turning from liquid to vapor due to heat from the sun.

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What is condensation?

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The process of water vapor cooling and changing 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.

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What is groundwater?

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Water that is found underground in soil and rock layers.

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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.