Water Cycle

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What is the process called when water vapor leaves a plant and enters the atmosphere?

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Transpiration

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Where does water from mountains or land NOT end up?

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Space (unless sent there by a volcanic eruption!)

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What does the term 'biosphere' refer to?

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Regions that contain all the living things on Earth.

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How does energy from the Sun affect evaporation?

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It speeds up the water molecules and breaks their bonds.

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What does evaporation add water to?

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The atmosphere.

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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.

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What is condensation in the water cycle?

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The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

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What is precipitation?

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

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What role do oceans play in the water cycle?

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Oceans are the largest source of water for evaporation.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.