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17 Cards in this Set
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Sun
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Provides heat and light energy to Earth's ground water to sustain the Water Cycle.
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Water Cycle
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Supplies clean water all living beings need to live.
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Water vapor
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Results when energy is added to liquid water.
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Clouds
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Condensed water vapor in the form of water droplets.
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Forms of precipitation
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Rain, snow, sleet and hail.
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Solid state forms of precipitation
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Snow, hail, sleet.
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Types of energy the Sun provides to ground water to produce the Water Cycle.
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Heat and light energy.
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Rain
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Big and heavy water drops that fall to Earth due to the force of gravity.
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Water vapor
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Fast-moving water molecules that have absorbed heat and light energy.
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Condensation
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Produces liquid water when water vapor loses heat energy by cooling.
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Clouds
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Cold condensed water droplets.
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Ice, snow, hail, and sleet
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Water in the solid state.
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Solids
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Slow-vibrating molecules that remain close to each other.
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Gases
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Fast-moving molecules that are farther apart than molecules in the liquid state.
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Water molecule
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Made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
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Runoff
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Rain water that is not absorbed by the ground that flows over roads and ground.
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The Water Cycle
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Purifies water.
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