Water Cycle - fresh water

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What is a glacier?

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A huge, slow-moving mass of ice and snow.

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What is evaporation in the water cycle?

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

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What determines whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid?

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The temperature of the water.

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What is not a characteristic of water evaporation?

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Happens when the air temperature cools down, and water droplets form.

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What is runoff in the water cycle?

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The stage where groundwater tries to return to the ocean or soaks into the ground.

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What is condensation?

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The process where water vapor cools and turns back into liquid water, forming clouds.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from clouds to the ground, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

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The sun provides the heat necessary for evaporation to occur.

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What is groundwater?

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Water that is stored 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.