Biology GCSE
Water cycle processes
What Water cycle processes means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Water cycle processes
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Reference: AQA
Water evaporates from oceans and transpires from leaves, condenses into clouds, falls as rain, then runs through soil and rivers back to the sea.
Topics that use Water cycle processes
- How materials are cycled (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Building blocks for life
- Carbon cycle processes
- Combustion of fossil fuels
- Cycling of matter
- Decomposition
- Decomposition and decay
- Evaporation and condensation
- Fresh water supply and drainage
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