The Water Cycle and States of Matter

The path that all water follows as it moves around Earth in different states.

• The Water Cycle

• The Sun's Energy

• Evaporation

• Water Vapor

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The heat and light that comes from the sun

• The Water Cycle

• The Sun's Energy

• Evaporation

• Water Vapor

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Why does the water cycle happen?

• Because of the Sun's Energy

• Because it wants to

• Because it can

• Because it's the water cycle

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Water in a gaseous state; water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature.

• The Water Cycle

• The Sun's Energy

• Evaporation

• Water Vapor

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The process of becoming a vapor; the changing of Liquid into Gas.

• The Water Cycle

• The Sun's Energy

• Evaporation

• Water Vapor

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The process in which plants release the water inside it in the form of moisture or water vapor.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Dew

A natural form of water that forms as water vapor in the air condenses into water droplets on cool surfaces.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Dew

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When too much water has condensed, the water droplets in the clouds become too big and heavy for the air to hold them.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Dew

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What are the 4 types of precipitation?

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When water that has fallen from the clouds is collected in various bodies of water

• Collection

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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