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The Water Cycle

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Transpiration

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The release of water vapor from plants and soil into the air.

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Runoff

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The flow of water - from rain, melting snow, or other sources - over the land surface toward water bodies such as streams, rivers, and lakes.

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Sublimation

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The transition of water directly from a solid to gas phase, without passing through the liquid phase.

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Deposition

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The water vapor to ice phase change, where gas turns into solid directly, such as the formation of frost.

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Precipitation

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Any form of water - liquid or solid - falling from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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Evaporation

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The process by which water is converted from liquid to gas and enters the atmosphere.

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Condensation

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The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water, forming clouds.

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Infiltration

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The process by which precipitation or water soaks into subsurface soils and moves into rocks through cracks and pore spaces.

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