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Water Cycle Vocabulary Sheet
Let's review what you know about the water cycle!
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
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What is the water cycle?
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What is run-off?
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What is evaporation?
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What is precipitation?
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What is accumulation?
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What is condensation?
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What is transpiration?
Water Cycle Vocabulary Sheet
(Answer Key)
Let's review what you know about the water cycle!
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
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What is the water cycle?
the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas due to heat
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What is run-off?
the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing a gas to a liquid
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What is evaporation?
water droplets fall form the atmosphere in the form of hail. sleet, rain, or snow
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What is precipitation?
the process of water moving through a plant and evaporating out of the leaves, stems, and flowers
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What is accumulation?
the process of water gathering in one area.
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What is condensation?
rainfall that is not absorbed by the soil and travels to the ocean
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What is transpiration?
the changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds and then precipitates on the Earth