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SCI-7 U6
Vocab Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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Water Cycle | The continuous movement of Earth’s water from the oceans and freshwater sources to the atmosphere and eventually back to the oceans. |
Evaporation | Occurs when heat energy from the Sun causes water on the surface of the Earth to change phase to water vapor. |
Transpiration | Occurs when plants give off water vapor that enters the atmosphere. |
Condensation | Occurs when water vapor in the atmosphere cools and changes back into liquid water and forms clouds. |
Precipitation | Occurs when water returns to the Earth from the atmosphere in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. |
Surface Runoff | Occurs when the soil becomes saturated and the water flows along the surface into a body of water. |
Infiltration | Occurs when precipitation falling to the Earth falls on land and soaks into the soil. |