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Water Cycle

Facts about water and the water cycle

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Water's chemical nameH20
Percent of fresh water on earth3%
Percent of water in oceans97%
Percent of water in human body65%
Percent of water in potato80%
Average consumed in lifetime16,000 gallons
Invisible water in airvapor
As air coolsvapor condenses
Condensed vaporprecipitation
Sun's heat causesevaporation
Cooled water vaporclouds
Plants give out vaportranspiration
Frozen condensed vaporsnow
Water wears away rockerosion
Underground streamsground water
No precipitationdrought
Frozen waterexpands
Water as a solidice
water as a liquidwater
water as a gasvapor