The Sun and the Water Cycle Flashcards (English)

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Movement

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A change in position or location

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Surface

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The outermost covering or layer

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Sun

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The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit

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Energy

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What is needed to do work or cause change

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Evaporation

Back

Change in state of matter from a liquid to a vapor or gas

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Condensation

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Change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid

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Precipitation

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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

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Runoff

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The movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

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Water Cycle

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The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things