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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Water cycle | The continual movement of water among earths atmosphere oceans and land surface through evaporation condensation and precipitation |
| Evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas |
| Condensation | The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another |
| Dew point | The temperature at which condensation begins |
| Humidity | The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air |
| Relative humidity | The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can contain at a particular temperature |
| Precipitation | Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hail |