Water Cycle Flascards

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Evaporation

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when liquid water changes into water vapor, which is a gas

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Transpiration

Back

water from plants that is turned into water vapor, which is a gas

Front

Sublimation

Back

when solid water changes directly into water vapor

Front

Condensation

Back

when water vapor cools and changes from a gas to a liquid

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Precipitation

Back

when rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from the clouds onto Earth’s surface

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Groundwater

Back

water that is beneath earth’s surface

Front

Runoff

Back

water that flows over land and moves towards oceans & lakes

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Infiltration

Back

the process where water on land seeps into the ground.