Water Cycle

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What is groundwater?

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Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

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What role does the sun play in the water cycle?

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The sun provides heat energy for evaporation.

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What is an example of solar energy being absorbed in the water cycle?

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Water evaporating from the surface of an ocean.

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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, forming clouds.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, such as rain or snow.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor, usually due to heat.

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What is transpiration?

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The process by which plants give off water vapor as a waste product.

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What is runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water, such as rivers and lakes.

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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 sublimation in the context of the water cycle?

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The process where ice changes directly into water vapor without becoming liquid first.