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Water Cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The primary mechanism for transporting water from the atmosphere back to Earth's surface. | Percipitation |
| Water Vapor in the air cools, loses energy, and slows down to stick together and make clouds. | Condensation |
| The process in which water changes from a liquid to a gas. | Evaporation |
| Water being released from plants. | Transpiration |
| When water seeps into the ground. | Infiltration |
| Water going over the Earth's surface, to get back to the ocean. | Runoff |
| Ground water that is held in the saturated zone below the Earth's water table. | Aquifer |
| Water that humans an drink. For example water in lakes, and rivers. | Freshwater |