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15 Cards in this Set
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capillary action
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the ability of water to pull itself upward through small openings against gravity
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hydrologic cycle
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the circulation of water from one part of the general Earth system to another
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saturation
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when air of a given temperature holds all of the water vapor that it possibly can
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capacity
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maximum of water vapor
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dew point
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the temperature at which condensation takes place
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humidity
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amount of water vapor in the air at any one time and place
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absolute humidity
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the measure of the mass of water vapor that exists within a given volume of air
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specific humidity
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the mass of water vapor( given in grams) per mass of air
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relative humidity
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ratio between the amount of water vapor in a given temperature and the maximum amount of vapor that the air could hold at that temperature(water in air vs. could be in air)
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transpiration
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the way that plants give up water; source of atmospheric moisture
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evapotranspiration
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evaporation and transpiration together; accounted for all the water vapor
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potential evapotranspiration
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refers to idealized conditions in an area under which there should be sufficient moisture for all possible evapotranspiration to occur
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condensation nuclei
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minute particles in the atmosphere that provide a surface upon which condensation can take place
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radiation fog/ surface inversion fog
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radiation cooling; likely to occur on a cold, clear, calm night; mid-latitudes
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advection fog
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occurs through the movement of warm; moist air over a colder surface, either land or water; mid-laititudes during winter months
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