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Water Cycle
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water Cycle | The process by which water moves through the Earth and atmosphere. |
| Evaporation | The process of liquid turning into gas. |
| Condensation | The process of gas turning into liquid. |
| Precipitation | Forms of water that falls from clouds back to Earth's surface. |
| Groundwater | Water held or found underground. |
| Runoff | Water that does not go into the ground and instead flows to Earth's surface. |
| Collection | When water falls from the clous and collects in the oceans, rivers, lakes and streams. |
| Transpiration | Evaporation of water off plants. |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes of space. |
| Mass | The amount of matter an object contains. |
| Law of the Conservation Of Mass | Matter cannot be created or destroyed. |
| Weight | A measure of the amountgravity actiong on an object's mass. |