The Water Cycle

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What is the process by which water is converted from a liquid to a gas?

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Evaporation

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Front

What are formed when water vapor condenses and comes together?

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Clouds

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Front

What is water stored or flowing underground called?

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Groundwater

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Front

What is the process by which water vapor is released by plants?

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Transpiration

Front

What is the process by which liquid water soaks into the ground?

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Infiltration

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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

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What is the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back called?

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The Water Cycle

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Front

What is the process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

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What is the term for the water that flows over the ground and returns to rivers, lakes, and oceans?

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Runoff

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What is the term for the process where plants absorb water from the soil and release it as vapor?

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Transpiration