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FORMS OF WATER CYCLE
EVAPORATION
CONDENSATION
PRECIPITATION
WHAT IS EVAPORATION
Evaporationistheprocessby
whichwaterchangesfromaliquidtoagasor
vapor.Evaporationistheprimarypathway
thatwatermovesfromtheliquidstatebackinto
thewater cycleasatmosphericwatervapor.
WHAT IS CONDENSATION
Condensationistheprocessby
whichwatervaporintheairischangedinto
liquidwater.Condensationiscrucialto
thewater cyclebecauseitisresponsibleforthe
formationofclouds....Condensationisthe
oppositeofevaporation
WHAT IS PRECIPITATION
Precipitationiswaterreleasedfromclouds
intheformofrain,freezingrain,sleet,
snow,orhail.Itistheprimaryconnection
inthewater cyclethatprovidesforthe
deliveryofatmosphericwatertotheEarth.
Mostprecipitationfallsasrain.
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