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16 Cards in this Set
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Condensation |
The process by which water vapor is changed back into liquid water |
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Infiltration |
Water on the ground surface seeps,soaks and enters the soil |
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Groundwater |
Water present beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations |
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Evaporation |
The process by which liquid water forms into gas or vapor |
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Aquifer |
An underground layer of water bearing rocks |
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Water table |
The level below which the ground is saturated with water |
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Precipitation |
Water released from clouds in the form of snow hail sleet rain,etc. |
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Permeable |
Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through |
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Transpiration |
The emmision of water vapor ferom the leaves of plants |
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Water cycle |
The process in which water circulates between earth's atmosphere and ocean's atmosphere and land. Evaporation condensation,precipitation and transpiration are paert of this process |
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Vapor |
Water in gas form that is held in the air until it changes back into water |
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Atmosphere |
The layer of gases surrounding the planet earth that is retained by earth's gravity |
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Meteorology |
Scientific study of the atmosphere |
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Reservoir |
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply |
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Tributary |
A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake |
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Phoenix watershed |
Middle gila |
