Water Cycle Terms Quiz – from Enchanted Learning – Flashcards
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A substance tha is very important to us. We need it to live, and it covers over two thirds of the surface of the Earth.
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Water
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A large body of water on teh surface of the earth.
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Ocean
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A process in which liquid water turns into water vapor (a gas).
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Evaporation
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In transpiration, water from these objects evaporates into the atmosphere (the air).
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Plants
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A fluffy-looking object in the sky that contains tiny water droplets or ice particles.
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Cloud
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This type of precipitation is water that falls form the clouds in a liquid state.
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Rain
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This type of precipitation is water that falls from the clouds in a fluffy, frozen state.
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Snow
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A lager, slow moving river of ice.
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Glacier
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A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.
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River
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The process in which water circulates from the oceans to the clouds to the land to the rivers, and then accumulates back into the oceans.
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Water Cycle
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The process in which water vapor collects in the atmosphere as it cools and begins to form clouds.
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Condensation
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The process by which fallen precipitation makes its ways back into the water sources on land (rivers, lakes, oceans, underground streams, etc)
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Runoff
