Water Cycle vocab

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What is 'Interception' in the Water Cycle?

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Interception is the capture of rainfall on buildings or by vegetation.

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

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The sun.

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What happens when water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water?

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This process is called Condensation.

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What is the movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater?

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This process is known as Percolation.

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What are the parts of the water cycle?

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Condensation, evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, interception, infiltration.

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What is Evaporation in the Water Cycle?

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Evaporation is the process where liquid water is transformed into water vapor.

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What is Transpiration?

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Transpiration is the process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor through their leaves.

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What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation is any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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What is Infiltration?

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Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

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What is Runoff?

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Runoff is the flow of water, usually from precipitation, that moves across the ground and returns to bodies of water.

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