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hydrosphere
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all the waters of the Earth make up the hydrosphere
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sea level
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the level of the ocean's surface
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salinity
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a measure of how much salt is in the water
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aquifer
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the layer of rock and soil that groundwater/rain flows through as it is absorbed into the ground
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water table
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the top level of groundwater (how you measure if there's less water when we're in a drought)
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watershed
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the area where water drains into a river
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reservoir
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water that is held back by a dam to create a lake
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water cycle
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how water moves through the environment (ex. rain to stream to lake to evaporated to rain)
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evaporation
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when water changes into a vapor as it's heated by the sun
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precipitation
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as a water vapor cloud cools in the air the water vapor grows and then becomes rain drops
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