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10 Cards in this Set
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Habitat |
An envirornment that providesthe things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. |
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Groundwater |
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers. |
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Water Cycle |
The continul movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces through evaporation, condesation, and precipitation. |
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Evaporation |
The process by which molocules at the surface of a liquid absorbs enough energy to change to a gas. |
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Transpiration |
The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves. |
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Precipitation |
Any form of water that falls crom clouds and reaches Earth's surface ans rain, snow, sleet, or hail. |
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Runoff |
When rain, snow, hail, or sleet helts off the surface. |
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Condensation |
The change in state from a gas to a liquid. |
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Tributary |
A stream or river that flows into a larger river. |
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Watershed |
The land area that supplies water to a river system. |
