Definitions
Identify the Stage
The Stages
The Order of the Stages
100
In this stage, solar energy changes liquid water into water vapor gas.
What is evaporation?
100
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What is precipitation?
100
This type of energy is what allows water to be evaporated.
What is solar energy?
100
This stage occurs after atmospheric water vapor cools down from the sun's energy.
What is condensation?
200
In this stage, water vapor is changed back into liquid water.
What is condensation?
200
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What is evaporation?
200
This forms when water vapor droplets gather in the atmosphere.
What is a cloud?
200
This stage occurs after a cloud has gathered too much condensation.
What is precipitation?
300
In this stage, atmospheric water is released back to earth.
What is precipitation?
300
Identify what stage is being shown.
What is condensation?
300
When this occurs in a cloud, the water is precipitated.
What is "becomes to heavy?"
300
This stage occurs after runoff water settles into a stream or river.
What is evaporation?
400
In this stage, precipitation flows over the surface down land into steams and lakes.
What is runoff?
400
Identify what stage is being shown.
What is precipitation?
400
These are the four types of precipitation.
What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail?
400
This stage naturally waters Earth's plants and trees.
What is precipitation?
500
This process is nature's way of recycling water by continuously moving it between the atmosphere and land.
What is the water cycle?
500
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What is runoff?
500
This stage occurs after precipitation reaches land.
What is runoff?
500
This stage is considered to be the starting point of the water cycle.
What is evaporation?