The Water Cycle

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What is the process called when water evaporates from a plant's leaves?

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Transpiration

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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid water.

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True or False: The water cycle recycles water through both the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem.

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True

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What is the correct order of the water cycle processes?

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Condensation -> Precipitation -> Runoff

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What does evaporation produce?

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Water Vapor

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What is evaporation?

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The process of turning liquid water into water vapor.

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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.

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What is runoff?

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

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What is sublimation?

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The process where ice or snow changes directly into water vapor without becoming liquid first.

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What role do clouds play in the water cycle?

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Clouds form when water vapor condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals.