Water Cycle Flashcards

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These are rain drops that freeze in the air as they fall

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Sleet

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This is the ongoing movement of water as it is recycled

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Water cycle

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This is how a puddle becomes water vapor

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Evaporation

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This is any water that falls from clouds to earth

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Precipitation

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The gas form of water

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Water vapor

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The process of gas becoming a liquid

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Condensation

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When solid water becomes liquid

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It melts

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Water vapor

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Water in the form of gas

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Condensation

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Process of gas into a liquid

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Cloud

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Collection of water in the form of ice crystals in the atmosphere

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Precipitation

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Water in the atmosphere falls to earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet

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Water cycle

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Constant movement of water between earths surface and air

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