2. WATER CYCLE the continuous movement of water above, on and below the Earth’s surface

3. CONTINUOUS always happening

4. ENERGY the ability to do work or cause something to change

5. OCEANS bodies of salt water that cover ¾ of the Earth’s surface

6. SUN a typical star that is the source for light and heat in the solar system

7. EVAPORATION the changing of water from liquid to gas (water vapor)

8. CONDENSATION where water vapor is cooled and changed back into a liquid state

9. CLOUD a collection of tiny water droplets suspended in the air

10. PRECIPITATION rain, snow, sleet, hail that falls from the sky to Earth’s surface

11. COLLECTION accumulation of water after precipitation

12. RUNOFF the part of precipitation on land that will reach streams, rivers, or oceans

13. CYCLE a series of events that repeat regularly