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The Water Cycle

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What is the continuous movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere and land called? the water cycle
The process when water vapor cools (loses energy) and turns back to water droplets is known as __________. condensation
The process when different forms of water fall back to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet and hail is known as __________. precipitation
The process when plants "sweat" and lose water from their leaves. The water then evaporates and enters the atmosphere. This is known as __________. transpiration
The process that occures when animals release water vapor when they breathe out or exhale. The water vapor then enters the atmosphere. This is known as __________. respiration
Which of the following is not a form a precipitation? -water vapor, rain, snow or sleet water vapor
The process when water particles heat up (gain energy) and change from a liquid to water vapor is known as __________. evaporation
Once water falls back to the Earth, it flows over and through the land and ends up back in oceans, lakes and rivers. This is known as _______________. surface run-off
When the particles in a solid heat up, they begin to move around freely. The increase in energy changes the substance to a liquid. This process is known as _______________. melting
When the particles in liquid cool down, they stop moving freely and begin to vibrate in one place. This loss of energy changes the substance to a solid. This process is known as _______________. freezing
What type of clouds are low in the atmosphere, white or light gray, flat (with no bumps) and cover most of the sky? stratus
What type of clouds are low in the atmosphere, white, puffy and scattered? They usually mean the weather is fair. cumulus
What type of clouds are very high in the atmosphere, made of ice crystals and look like their strands of hair or seem "feathery". These clouds signal fair weather. cirrus
What type of clouds are low in the atmosphere, very dark (with bumps), cover the entire sky and usually mean it will rain or snow? nimbostratus
What type of clouds are high in the atmosphere and look like fish scales? These sometimes mean that unsettled weather may be on the way. cirrocumulus
What type of clouds are very large, form mainly in the summer, are flat at the bottom and rise high into the atmosphere? These types of clouds usually signal a thunderstorm may develop. cumulonimbus
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