What is transpiration?

Water released from plant leaves into the air.

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  1. Water released from plant leaves into the air ✔
  2. Water freezing in soil
  3. Water flowing in a river

Why: Transpiration is water vapor leaving plants through their leaves.

Huh, didn't know that: Transpiration is water vapor leaving plants through their leaves.

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Plants transpire, and they do not even break a sweat.
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Answer: Water released from plant leaves into the air. Transpiration is water vapor leaving plants through their leaves.

  1. Scouting America: Soil and Water Conservation www.scouting.org/merit-badges/soil-and-water-conservation
    Demonstrate at least two of the following actions of water in relation to soil: percolation, capillary action, precipitation, evaporation, and transpiration.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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