The Water Cycle

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What is the opposite of condensation?

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evaporation

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation, sublimation

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condensation

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water cycle

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

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the sun

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Which of these is an example of precipitation? Options: snow, air, clouds, vapour

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snow

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration

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precipitation

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation, infiltration

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evaporation

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Evaporation

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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Condensation

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapour in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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What is precipitation?

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.