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The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing from gas to a liquid.
Condensation
The process when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat
Evaporation
The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere
Transpiration
Rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels down to a body of water
Run-off
Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in different forms
Precipitation
If water was heated in an experiment by a hot plate to model the water cycle, the hot plate represents-
The sun
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt-
Fresh Water
The sun drives the water cycle by
Heating the water
Name all 4 forms of precipitation:
Rain, sleet, snow, hail
True or False: The water cycle has no start or end
True
True or False: When water turns into a gas this is called evaporation.
True
True or False: The amount of water on the Earth grows by 0% each year.
True
True or False: Evaporation can only occur in salt water.
False
True or False: More evaporation occurs during the day.
True
