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What is water cycle? What is its importance?
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Solution
Water cycle: The change of water from one form to another in nature which results in a continuous circulation of water from earth’s surface to the atmosphere and from the atmosphere back to the earth’s surface is called water cycle.
Importance of water cycle:
1. It assures a continuous supply of water to us.
2. In controlling the climatic conditions all over the world.
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