Water Cycle

Front

What is the process called when water turns into vapor and rises into the atmosphere?

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Evaporation

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

What is the term for water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

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Precipitation

Front

What do we call the movement of water from land to rivers, lakes, and oceans?

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Runoff

Front

What is the term for the collection of water in rivers, lakes, oceans, and other bodies of water?

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Accumulation

Front

What is the process called when plants release water vapor into the air?

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Transpiration

Front

What is it called when water seeps into the ground and becomes part of the groundwater?

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Infiltration

Front

What is the term for the process where ice changes directly into water vapor without becoming liquid?

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Sublimation

Front

What is the water cycle?

Back

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

Front

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

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The sun provides energy for evaporation.