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Water Cycle Vocabulary Study Guide

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Water Cycle-
the movement of water in the air as water vapor and back to
Earth's surface as precipitation (never ends)
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Water vapor-
the gas form of water
Ex: steam from a boiling pot or steam from the shower
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Weather-
the condition of the atmosphere at certain time and place
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Evaporation
the change of state from a liquid to gas
EX: clothes drying on a line/ water puddle drying up
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Precipitation
any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface
EX: rain, hail, sleet, and snow
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Climate-
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
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Runoff-
the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation
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Temperature
How hot or cold something
Water boils 100 degrees Celsius --212 degrees Fahrenheit
Water freezes- 0 degrees Celsius -- 32 degrees Fahrenheit
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Condensation-
the change of state from gas to liquid
Ex: dew on grass/ water on the outside of a water bottle
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Collection-
-When water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail or sleet, gathers in the oceans, rivers, lakes, streams.
KEY Word: gathers-- means to collect
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Multiple Choice
What is condensation?
a gas turning into a liquid
a liquid turning into a gas
precipitation failing from clouds
constant moving
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Multiple Choice
What is the water cycle?
the movement of water in the air as water vapor and back to Earth's surface as precipitation
the process of a liquid turning into a gas
the process of a gas turning into a liquid
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Multiple Choice
What is evaporation?
the process of a gas turning into a liquid
the process of a liquid turning into a gas
constant moving water
collection of water
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of condensation?
liquid changing to gas
clothes drying
Water on the outside of a cold water bottle
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of evaporation?
wet clothes drying
dew on grass
frozen ice cube
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Multiple Choice
What is precipitation?
the movement of water in the air
the temperature of a certain period of time
Collection water
Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface
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Multiple Choice
What is runoff?
the collection of water
the movement of water on surfaces to lower elevation
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Multiple Choice
What is water vapor?
ice
solid form of water
liquid form of water
gas form of water
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Multiple Choice
What is climate?
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time
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Multiple Choice
What is temperature
how hot or cold something is
the collection of precipitation
the gas form of water
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Multiple Choice
What is weather?
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
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Multiple Choice
What is collection?
the process of water returning to the Earth
when water that falls from the clouds as rain, snow, hail, or sleet gathers in the ocean, river, lakes, or streams
the process of a liquid turning into a gas
the process of a gas turning into a liquid
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