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100 Cards in this Set
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WHAT SYMBOL IS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AT?
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H1
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WHAT SYMBOL IS THE GRAMPIAN MOUNT?
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H2
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WHAT HIGHLAND AREA IS AT 3?
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SOUTHERN UPLANDS
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WHAT IS THE LAKE DISTRICT ALSO KNOWN AS?
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THE CUMBRIAN FELLS
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WHAT SYMBOL IS THE LAKE DISTRICT AT?
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H4
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THE PENNINES ARE AT WHICH SYMBOL?
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H5
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WHICH HIGHLAND AREA IS AT H6?
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CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS
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THE CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT?
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SNOWDONIA
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T1 =
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GLASGOW
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T2 =
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EDINBURGH
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T3 =
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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T4 =
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LEEDS
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T5 =
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MANCHESTER
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T6=
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LIVERPOOL
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T7 =
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BIRMINGHAM
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T8 =
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BRISTOL
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T9 =
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CARDIFF
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T10 =
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LONDON
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T11 =
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SOUTHAMPTON
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T12 =
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BELFAST
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T13 =
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DUBLIN
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T14 =
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ABERDEEN
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T15 =
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PLYMOUTH
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T16 =
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SHEFFIELD
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R1 =
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TRENT
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R2 =
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THAMES
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R3 =
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SEVERN
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R4 =
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DON
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S1 =
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NORTH SEA
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S2 =
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IRISH SEA
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S3 =
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ENGLISH CHANNEL
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WHICH WAY DOES LATTITUDE GO?
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HORIZONTALLY
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WHICH WAY DOES LONGITUDE GO?
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VERTICALLY
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WHAT IS THE TOP LINE OF LATITUDE CALLED?
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ARCTIC CIRCLE
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WHAT IS THE SECOND FROM TOP LINE OF LATITUDE?
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TROPIC OF CANCER
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WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE MIDDLE LINE OF LATITUDE?
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EQUATOR
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WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE SECOND LINE FROM THE BOTTOM ON THE GLOBE IN LATITUDE?
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TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
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WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE OF LTITUDE CALLED?
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ANTARTIC CIRCLE
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WHAT IS THE MIDDLE LINE OF LONGITUDE CALLED?
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GREENWICH OR PRIME MERIDIAN
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THE ANTARTIC CIRCLE IS AT WHAT DEGREE?
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66 DEGREES
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THE ARCTIC CIRCLE IS AT WHAT DEGREE?
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66 DEGREES
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WHAT DEGREE IS THE EQUATOR AT?
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0 DEGREES
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WHAT DEGREE IS THE TROPIC OF CANCER AT?
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23 1/2 DEGREES
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THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN IS AT WHAT DEGREE?
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23 1/2 DEGREES
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BOTH THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH POLE ARE AT WHICH DEGREE?
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90 DEGREES
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WHAT IS THE ANGLE OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN?
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0 DEGREES
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WHICH SIDE IS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ON?
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LEFT
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WHICH SIDE IS THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE ON?
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RIGHT
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HOW LONG IS THE EQUATOR?
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44,OOO KM
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TRUE OR FALSE : THE LONGITUDE LINES ARE IMAGINARY HALF CIRCLES OF EQUAL LENGTH FROM THE NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH POLE?
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TRUE
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HOW MANY DEGREES APART ARE THE LONGITUDE LINES STARING AT THE PRIME MERIDIAN (0 DEGREES)?
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1
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WHAT DEGREE DO THE LONGITUDE LINES GO UP TO?
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180 EAST AND 180 WEST
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WHAT IS THE POPULATION DENSITY OF A PLACE?
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THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A SQUARE KM
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WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A PLACE WHERE NOT MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN IT?
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A RURAL AREA
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WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A PLACE WHERE LOTS OF PEOPLE LIVE?
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AN URBAN AREA
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AT WHAT DEGREE IS SOUTH?
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180 DEGREES
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AT WHAT DEGREE IS NORTH?
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0 OR 360 DEGREES
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AT WHAT DEGREE IS WEST?
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270 DEGREES
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AT WHAT DEGREE IS EAST?
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90 DEGREES
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WHAT COMES AFTER N ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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NNE
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WHAT COMES AFTER NNE ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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NE
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WHAT COMES AFTER NE ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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ENE
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WHAT COMES AFTER ENE ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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E
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WHAT COMES AFTER E ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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ESE
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WHAT COMES AFTER ESE ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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SE
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WHAT COMES AFTER SE ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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SSE
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WHAT COMES AFTER SSE ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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S
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WHAT COMES AFTER S ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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SSW
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WHAT COMES AFTER SSW ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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SW
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WHAT COMES AFTER SW ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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WSW
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WHAT COMES AFTER WSW ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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W
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WHAT COMES AFTER W ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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WNW
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WHAT COMES AFTER WNW ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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NW
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WHAT COMES AFTER NW ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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NNW
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WHAT COMES AFTER NNW ON A 16 POINT COMPASS?
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N
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WHAT IS THE PROPER NAME GIVEN TO COMPASS POINTS?
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BEARINGS
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WHAT IS THE RILE FOR REMEMBERING COMPASS POINTS?
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NAUGHTY, ELEPHANTS, SQUIRT, WATER
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WHAT RULLE DO YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW WHEN DOING GRID REFERENCES?
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GO ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND THEN UP THE STAIRS
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IF IT IS SUNNY ONE MINUTE THEN CLOUDY THE NEXT WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?
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SUNNY INTERVALS
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IF YOU WERE FACING NORTH AND THE WIND WAS COMING FROM BEHIND YOU THE WIND WOULD BE CALLED A ......?
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SOUTHERLY WIND
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IN WEATHER, THE SIDE OF A HILL WHERE THE WARM, MOIST AIR WAS COMING FROM IS CALLED THE .........?
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WIND WARD SIDE
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IN WEATHER, THE SIDE OF THE HILL WHERE THERE IS NO MOIST AIR IS THE ..........?
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LEEWARD SIDE (RAIN SHADOW)
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HOW DOES THE WATER CYCLE START?
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BY THE OCEANS BEING WARMED UP BY THE SUN
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WHAT DOES THE SUN DO TO THE WATER?
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TURN IT INTO VAPOUR
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WHAT IS WATER VAPOUR?
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A GAS
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS CALLED WHEN THE SUN TURNS THE WATER INTO VAPOUR?
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EVAPORATION
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WHAT IS TRANSPIRATION?
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WHEN PLANTS AND TREES ALSO BREATHE OUT WATER VAPOUR, THROUGH TINY HOLES IN THEIR LEAVES
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS CALLED WHEN THE WATER VAPOUR TURNS INTO TINY WATER DROPLETS?
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CONDENSATION
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WHAT DO THE TINY LITTLE WATER DROPLETS FORM?
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CLOUDS
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WHAT DO THE CLOUDS GET CARRIED ALONG BY DURING THE WATER CYCLE?
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WIND
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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WATER DROPLETS INSIDE THE CLOUDS?
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THEY GET BIGGER.
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS CALLED WHEN WATER DROPS FALL AS RAIN, HAIL, SLEET OR SNOW?
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PRECIPITATION
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IF ONLY SOME WATER RUNS ALONG THE GROUND, WHAT DOES THE OTHER LOT OF RAIN DO?
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SOAK INTO THE GROUND AND HEADS FOR STREAMS AND RIVERS
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DURING THE WATER CYCLE NEAR THE END, WHER DO THE STREAMS TAKE THE WATER DROPLETS IN ORDER FOF THE WATER CYCLE TO REPEAT ITSELF?
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THE OCEAN
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WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE PROCESS WHEN LEAVES ON TREES CATCH SOME RAIN AS IT FALLS?
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INTERCEPTION
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WHAT HAPPENS TOM RAIN WHEN IT REACHES THE FLOOR AND IT IS HARD OR VERY WET?
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THE WATER RUNS ALONG IT
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IF THE WATER FROM THE RAIN SOAKS INTO THE GROUND WHAT IS IT CALLED?
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INFILTRATION
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SOME OF THE WATER UNDERGROUND TRAVELS SIDEWAYS THROUGH THE SOIL. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
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THROUGHFLOW
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ONLY A BIT OF WATER SOAKS THROUGH THE GROUND AND FILLS UP THE PORES AND CRACKS IN THE ROCK. WHAT IS THE WATER NOW CALLED?
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GROUNDWATER
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THE GROUNDWATER FLOWS ALONG SLOWLY. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
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GROUNDWATERFLOW
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