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The Water Cycle
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hydrologic cycle | the scientific name for the water cycle. |
| condensation | change of water vapor into drops of water. |
| clouds | clumps of water droplets in the sky. |
| water vapor | the water in oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water that becomes a gas. |
| humidity | water vapor that makes the air feel wet and sticky. |
| evaporation | the way water changes from a liquid state to a gas. |
| precipitation | when water returns to the earth as rain, snow or sleet. |
| dew | forms on plants at night when the air cools and water condenses. |
| water cycle | a closed system where water continuously evaporates, condenses and falls back to earth's surface. |