Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff and Groundwater
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100
When the sun heats up liquid water, this process occurs.
What is evaporation?
100
When water vapor changes into water droplets.
What is condensation?
100
Any moisture that falls to the ground from clouds is called _____________?
What is precipitation?
100
Water flowing on Earth's surface.
What is runoff?
100

The energy that powers the water cycle 

What is 'the sun'

200
Evaporation turns liquid water into _________.
What is water vapor?
200
During condensation water is changed from a gas to a ________.
What is a liquid?
200
When liquid water falls from clouds it is called _________?
What is rain?
200
Water that moves under Earth's surface.
What is groundwater?
200
Most of the water that is evaporated on Earth comes from ________.
What are oceans?
300
When water evaporates it turns into a ________.
What is a gas?
300
The tiny water droplets form ____________.
What are clouds?
300

Condensed water frozen to crystals before falling to Earth’s Surface.

What is snow?

300
Much of the water that falls to Earth ____________ right away from the ground or puddles.
What is evaporates?
300
The is the origin of energy that drives the Water Cycle.
What is the Sun?
400
When water evaporates, it becomes an inivisble gas in the ____________.
What is the atmosphere?
400

Condensed water vapor that forms droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.


What is fog?

400
When rain freezes on the way down, it falls as ________.
What is sleet?
400
___________ carries water to rivers or streams that flow into oceans.
What is runoff?
400
These are the 3 states of water.
What are gas, liquid, and solid?
500

Plants are part of the water cycle as they absorb water from the ground and release water vapor into the atmosphere through the process of

What is transpiration?

500
Because wind moves clouds and storms around, water often falls in ___________ places.
What are different places?
500
When pieces of ice form in the clouds from rain or snow, they fall as ________?
What are hail?
500

two ways that rainwater that falls on the land could be transported to the ocean

What is surfacewater and runoff?

500

Mrs. Pickett grows plants in a terrarium on a windowsill.  The terrarium is completely closed, so she cannot add water to the plants. However, the plants have enough water to grow. The plants always have enough water  because __ .

What is 'Energy from the sun cycles water through the soil, the plants, and the air?'

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