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14 Cards in this Set
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what is another name for water cycle |
hydrological cycle |
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what is the process of water cycle |
water circulates between he earth's oceans, atmosphere and lans. |
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what are the components of the water cycle |
involves water storage evaporation transpiration condensation pricipitation runoff |
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how much water does oceans hold |
96.5% of earth's water |
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whar is the primary pathway to go into the water cycle |
water storage |
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how much moisture do oceans, seas, lakes and river provides |
90% |
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what is the process of evaporation |
liquid to gas |
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what is necessay for evsporation to occur |
heat energy from the sun |
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energy breaks bonds that hold water ____ together |
molecules |
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what is sublimation |
ice change to water vapor without melting |
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what is evapotranspiration |
water lost to the atmosphere from the groundbsirface and transpiration of groundwater by plants through their leaves. |
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what does water storage involves |
condensation, pricipitation, runoff and infiltration |
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what is condensation |
water vapor change into liquid water |
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what cause condensation |
loss of energy allows water molecules bond |
