Understanding the Water Cycle

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*Front:* Evaporation

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where water changes from liquid to vapor

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*Front:* Condensation

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vapor cools and changes back to liquid

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*Front:* Precipitation

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falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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*Front:* Transpiration

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released from plants into the atmosphere

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*Front:* Infiltration

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of water soaking into the ground

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*Front:* Runoff

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flows over the surface into bodies of water

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*Front:* Water Cycle Diagram

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processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation

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*Front:* Groundwater

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stored beneath Earth's surface

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*Front:* Sublimation

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change from solid (ice) to vapor without becoming liquid

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*Front:* Collection

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of water in oceans, rivers, lakes