water cycle

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What is the process called when water vapor in the air changes into liquid water?

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Condensation.

Front

What term describes water that does not get absorbed into soil or evaporate into the atmosphere?

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Runoff.

Front

What is the first step in the water cycle?

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Evaporation.

Front

What does runoff mean in the context of the water cycle?

Back

Water running downhill.

Front

What is water in its gas form called?

Back

Water vapor.

Front

What is the process of water turning into vapor called?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What role does precipitation play in the water cycle?

Back

It returns water from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

Front

What is infiltration in the context of the water cycle?

Back

The process of water soaking into the soil.

Front

How does transpiration contribute to the water cycle?

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It is the release of water vapor from plants into the atmosphere.

Front

What is the significance of the water table?

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It is the upper surface of the zone of saturation where groundwater is found.