The Water Cycle Flashcards

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Water cycle

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The never ending cycle in which water has been in forever

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Evaporation

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When the sun heats the water and it turns into water vapor

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Condensation

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The water vapor cools down and turns into clouds

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Precipitation

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The clouds are to full of water that they (rain, snow, sleet or hail)

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Sublimation

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Ice changes into water vapor without melting

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Runoff

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Water collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans

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Transportation

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Water being evaporated from a plant

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Fog

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A cloud at ground level

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Thunderhead

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A cloud that can be at 1,000m to 12,000m altitude

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Stratus

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Looks like a blanket for the sky

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Cirrus

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Looks like a feather and brings fair weather

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Culumulus clouds

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Are white and look like a cotton bowl

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Rain

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A type of precipitation that is the only liquid

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Hail

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An ice crystal that is blown higher by the wind and gets bigger each time

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Snow

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Ice crystals that fall only at temperatures 32F to 0C

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Sleet

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Rain that freezes in midair

17
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Freezing rain

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Rain that freezes when it comes in contact with the things on the ground