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Cycle: Water
The Water Cycle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Water Cycle: | The change of water from one state to another as it travels from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back |
| Evaporation: | The process of changing from a liquid to a gas, usually caused by energy from the sun |
| Condenses: | Changes from a gas to a liquid as the temperature decreases |
| Condensation: | The process of changing from a gas to a liquid, such as water vapor changing into water |
| Precipitation: | Water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
| Transpiration: | The process of water vapor leaving a plant and entering the atmosphere |
| Filters: | Movement of water through the soil |
| Groundwater: | Water that collects underground in cracks and spaces in rocks |
| Saturated: | Containing as much water as it can hold |
| Sublimation | Changing directly from a solid to a gas without changing to a liquid first |