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UPCAT Science practice question 50: In the water cycle, the change of water vapor into liquid droplets that form clouds is called

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D. condensation

Condensation is the gas-to-liquid transition. Precipitation is the subsequent fall of that water as rain, and infiltration is its entry into the soil.

In the water cycle, the change of water vapor into liquid droplets that form clouds is called

  1. evaporation
  2. precipitation
  3. infiltration
  4. condensationCorrect

Why D is correct

Condensation is the gas-to-liquid transition. Precipitation is the subsequent fall of that water as rain, and infiltration is its entry into the soil.

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