Water cycle terms

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Evaporation 
when the suns heat turns a liquid into a gas
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Precipitation 
when water falls from the sky (rain, snow, sleet, hail)
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Condensation
when it cools and gas turns to a liquid
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Interception
when leaves on trees and plants catch some rain as it falls
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Surface run-off
when water runs along the surface of the ground
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Infiltration
when rain soaks into the ground
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Permeable
when rock allows water to soak into it
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Throughflow
when water flows sideways through the soil towards the river
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Groundwater
water percolates down and fills the rocks below
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Groundwater flow
when water flows sideways through the rocks
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Card 2

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when water falls from the sky (rain, snow, sleet, hail)

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Precipitation 

Card 3

Front

when it cools and gas turns to a liquid

Back

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Card 4

Front

when leaves on trees and plants catch some rain as it falls

Back

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Card 5

Front

when water runs along the surface of the ground

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