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Water Cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| advection | wind moving water |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface. |
| condensation | water transforming from a gas to a liquid; part of cloud formation |
| evaporation | the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water vapor | water in the form of a gas |
| storage | water that is collected and stored in the oceans, ground, atmosphere, clouds, etc |
| cloud formation | clouds form when water vapor in the air condenses on dust when there is low pressure |
| water cycle | the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
| run off | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |