Water Cycle Flashcards

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Water cycle

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The process water goes through

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Evaporation

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When water heats up and rises in the air and turns into gas form

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Condensation

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When water vapor turns into a cloud

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Precipitation

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When it water falls from the clouds in the form of rain, hail, sleet, frozen rain or snow.

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Transpiration

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When the water in a plant evaporates

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Sublimation

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When ice or snow evaporates without melting.

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Runoff

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Water moving down hill

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Accumulation

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When water is collects at the lowest point

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Fog

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A thick cloud at ground level that is a type of stratus

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Stratus

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Layered cloud the is found at 2,000which often look gray because they block sun

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Cumulus

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At 6,000 feet its a white puffy cloud and is the one you draw in most pictures.

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Vertical cloud

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Ranges from 6000 to 12,000 feet and causes thunderstorms. Often looks gray

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Cirrus cloud

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Thin white and wispy

Curly at the endS

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Frost

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Water vapor freezes

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Snow

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Frozen water droplets

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