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Water Cycle
Question | Answer |
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the constant moving of water into and out of the atmosphere | water cycle |
when water is heated by the sun and turns into water vapor | evaporation |
when water vapor is cooled and forms droplets | condensation |
water in lakes and rivers that do not contain salt | fresh water |
when the droplets of water in the clouds fall to Earth in different forms | precipitation |
snow, rain, sleet, hail | forms of precipitation |
percentage of the Earth covered in water | 75% |
the driving force of the Earth's weather | sun |
when plants give off drops of water | transpiration |
surface water moving downhill | runoff |
the process of water collecting in rivers, lakes, streams, oceans and other bodies of water | accumulation |
amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |