Water Cycle

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What is the process called when water evaporates from plants?

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Transpiration

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What is condensation?

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The process where water vapor cools and turns into liquid water, such as when water forms on the outside of a cold glass.

Front

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

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Condensation

Front

What percentage of freshwater is frozen in ice caps and glaciers?

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2%.

Front

What factor determines whether precipitation falls as rain or snow?

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Temperature.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

The process where liquid water turns into water vapor due to heat.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water after precipitation.

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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.

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What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

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The sun provides the energy needed for evaporation and drives the water cycle.