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Precipitation and Condensation - Important Components of the Water Cycle

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Clouds are formed by water condensing in the atmosphere. When the water is released back to the Earth's surface we experience precipitation. Both condensation and precipitation are important fluxes in our water cycle.

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Image by Tobias Hämmer from Pixabay