Water Cycle Vocabulary

The process by which water vapor turns into liquid

• Evaporation

• Collection

• Condensation

• Runoff

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Water that falls from the clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• Collection

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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This happens when water soaks into the earth and becomes part of "ground water"

• Collection

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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A liquid that changes to a gas

• Collection

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

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The release of water into the atmosphere from plants.

• Transpiration

• Collection

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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This happens when falling rain cannot be absorbed by soil, and the water then flows to the ground to the rivers and oceans

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Water Cycle

• Runoff

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What happens when water gets warm?

• The water evaporates.

• The water becomes bigger.

• The water becomes cold quicker.

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What is a cloud made of?

• Puffy particles

• Water droplets

• Parts of the sky

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What direction does water run?

• Uphill

• Sideways

• Downhill

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Does water ever stop moving?

• YES

• NO

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