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14 Cards in this Set
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Water Cycle
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A continuous movement of water from the Earth's surface, into the atmosphere , and back again |
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Evaporation
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Transpiration
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Water released into the atmosphere from leaves of plants
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Water Vapor
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Water as a gas |
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Condensation |
When water vapor rises, cools, and combines into tiny water droplets in a cloud |
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Precipitation
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"Water" falling from the clouds to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail. |
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Percolation
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When water trickles down through openings in the soil |
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Groundwater |
Water under the ground (in a spring or aquifer)
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Aquifer
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An underground layer of permeable rock that holds water. It is the source of well water. |
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Surface Runoff
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Precipitation that is not absorbed into the soil or used by plants or animals |
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Spring |
Places where groundwater comes to the surface, the beginning of a stream |
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Atmosphere |
The gases that surround and protect the Earth |
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Hydrosphere |
All the water on Earth |
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Lithosphere |
All the land on Earth |
