Water Cycle Vocabulary Review

Water that falls onto the ground as rain can also be called ___________.

• sublimation

• precipitation

• deposition

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_______ is formed when small drops of water form on a cold surface, or in a cloud.

• Water

• Air

• Condensation

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How water flows and changes within the Earth system

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Atmospheric Cycle

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Water changing from liquid to vapor (gas), usually due to the Sun's heat.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Water changing from vapor (gas) to liquid, which can create clouds, fog, and dew.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Water falling from the sky, due to gravity. Can be liquid or ice.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Water flowing downhill, through gravity, over the Earth's surface, collecting into streams and rivers.

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

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What provides the energy for  the water cycle? 

• The water 
• The earth 
• The moon
• The sun

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Condensation creates-

• rain 
• clouds
• ice
• groundwater 

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The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

• Infiltration
• Groundwater
• Transpiration
• Evaporation

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