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Precipitation | The process of water returning to the Earth’s surface in form of rain |
Evaporation | Heat from the sun causing moisture to escape the surface of the ocean and rise |
Condensation | Process where water droplets collect on small particles in the atmosphere as they cool |
Cloud | Formed through the condensaion of water droplets in the Bergeron Process |
Water Cycle | The process where water is continually changed and reused |
Groundwater | Water found underground and is part of the water table and other underground features |
Runoff | The process of water running off the land: downhill from mountains into rivers and then into oceans |
Water Vapor | Liquid water turned into a gas through the process of evaporation |