Water Cycle Vocabulary

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Water cycle

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Repeated movement of water through the environment in different forms.

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Evaporation

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The changing of a liquid to a gas.

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Condensation

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A gas that turns into liquid.

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Precipitation

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Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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Collection

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Water that gathers in bodies of water.

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Groundwater

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The water that is stored beneath Earth's surface.

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Transpiration

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Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant.

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Runoff

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Water that moves across the surface (land) and into bodies of water.

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Infiltration

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The process during which water that landed the surface squeezes through openings in the soil and becomes groundwater.