Water Cycle and Terms

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What is the process of evaporation of water from plants' leaves, stems, and flowers called?

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Transpiration

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What percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?

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97%

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What is salinity?

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The concentration of dissolved salt in a given volume of water.

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What drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun

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What is the process by which liquid turns to gas?

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Evaporation

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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 that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?

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Evapotranspiration

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What is groundwater?

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Water that is stored underground in aquifers.

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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.