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Energy power source for starting the continuous process of the water cycle. Without this, there would be NO water cycle.

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the sun

Front

How does the sun's energy contribute to the water cycle process?

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It heats the water, causing it to evaporate into the atmosphere

Front

When water is heated by the sun, the atmospheric conditions change the state of water from a liquid to a gas. Which step is this in the water cycle?

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evaporation

Front

Identify the step in which water returns to Earth's surface from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow. Options: condensation, evaporation, precipitation, runoff.

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precipitation

Front

What step is it when water cools and condenses, forming clouds as water droplets clump around tiny dust particles?

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condensation

Front

The precipitation that runs off the land and eventually flows into oceans, rivers, or lakes is called ______.

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runoff

Front

The Atlantic Ocean is an example of an area of __________.

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accumulation

Front

This is a type of evaporation where plants release water vapor into the air, almost like they are "sweating".

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transpiration

Front

Process when precipitation falls to the ground and soaks into the soil through spaces and cracks in the rocks.

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infiltration

Front

Plants release water into the atmosphere. Plants contribute to which part of the cycle with this release of water?

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evaporation