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					  water					 
					
					 A substance that is very important to us. We need it to live and it covers over two thirds of the surface of the Earth. 
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					  drinking, bathing, growing crops, watering plants, animals					 
					
					 Name is reason why people need water 
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					  A cloud					 
					
					 A fluffy-looking object that forms in the atmosphere and is made of tiny water droplets 
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					  the water cycle					 
					
					 What is the process called that recycles water on Earth? 
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					  yes					 
					
					 As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle, does the amount of water on Earth stay the same? 
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					  snow					 
					
					 This form of precipitation falls from the clouds in a fluffy frozen state when the temperature is below 32˚F 
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					  rain					 
					
					 This type of precipitation is water that falls from clouds in a liquid state. 
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					  yes					 
					
					 Is the water that was around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, the same water we have today 
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					  rain					 
					
					 Water droplets that are too heavy to float make what? 
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					  water vapor					 
					
					 What is the name of water when it is a gas? 
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					  the sun					 
					
					 What helps evaporate water with its heat energy 
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					  evaporation					 
					
					 How does water travel from a lake to the atmosphere? 
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					  runoff					 
					
					 The flow of water over the land into lakes and rivers is known as: 
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					  the sun					 
					
					 What is the source of energy for the water cycle? 
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					  Ocean, lake, river, stream, pond					 
					
					 Name a body of water on Earth where water collects 
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					  collection					 
					
					 The term for the water that falls back to earth and remains in bodies of water 
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					  precipitation					 
					
					 What word is another name for rain, snow, sleet and hail? 
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					  collection					 
					
					 This is when water that falls from the clouds as rain or snow collects in oceans, lakes, rivers and streams. 
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					  condensation					 
					
					 This process is happening when your cold glass of water forms small water droplets on the outside of the glass. 
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					  condensation					 
					
					 When you see clouds forming in the sky, the water above you is forming droplets in what stage of the water cycle? 
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					  precipitation					 
					
					 Water that falls to Earth as rain or snow is called: 
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					  condensation					 
					
					 When cool temperature causes water vapor to form liquid droplets, it’s called: 
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					  evaporation					 
					
					 When the sun heats up a puddle of water in your backyard and turns it into water vapor, this process is known as: 
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					  evaporation					 
					
					 What process changes liquid water into water vapor? 
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					  infiltration					 
					
					 This happens when water soaks into the soil becoming ground water 
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