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Water cycle |
The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the ocean |
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Evaporation |
The total loss of water from an area, which equals the sum of the water loss of evaporation from the soil and other surface and the water loss by transpiration from organism |
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Condensation |
The change of state from a gas to a liquid |
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Desalination |
A process of removing salt from the ocean water |
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Precipitation |
Any form of water that falls to earth's surface from the clouds |
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Tributary |
A stream that flows into a lake or into a larger streama |
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Water shed |
The area of land that is drained by a river system |
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Meander |
One of the bends, twist, or curves in a low gradient stream or river |
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Stream load |
The material others than the water that are carried by a stream |
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Discharge |
The volume of water that flows within a given time |
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Gradient |
The charge in elevation over a given distance |
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Braided stream |
A stream or river that is comprised of multiple channels that divided and rejoin around sediments bars |
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Delta |
A fan shaped mass of rock material deposited at the mouth of a stream |
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Alluvial fan |
A fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreased sharply |
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Flood plain |
An area along a river that forms sediments deposited when the river overflows it's bank |
