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14 Cards in this Set
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Water Vapor |
Water in a gas form |
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Water Cycle |
Tge continous process by wich the water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
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Ground water |
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
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Condensation |
The process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water |
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Evaporation |
The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor |
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Transpiration |
Evaporation of water from plant to leaves |
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Precipitation |
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface |
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Surface Runoff |
Water from rain, snowmelt, or other sources that flows over the lands surface |
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Tributary |
Astream that flows into a larger stream |
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Divide |
A ridge of land that separates one water shed from another |
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Habitat |
The place where an organism lives and where it obtains all the things it needs to survive |
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Wetland |
A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year |
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Watershed |
The land area that supplies water to a river system |
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Resivoir |
A lake that stores water for human use |
