Water Cycle and Ground Water

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What is the correct sequence of processes in the water cycle?

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Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.

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What is the process called when water evaporates through the pores of a plant?

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Transpiration.

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Which type of soil has the greatest permeability rate?

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Sand (0.02 cm).

Front

What happens to infiltration as saturation increases?

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Infiltration decreases.

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What is the term for the water that fills lakes and rivers?

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Surface water.

Front

What is evaporation in the context of the water cycle?

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The process where water changes from liquid to vapor.

Front

Define condensation in the water cycle.

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The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.

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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 groundwater?

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Water that is stored underground in soil and rock layers.

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What is the water table?

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The upper surface of the saturated zone of groundwater.