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What is the definition of Water Cycle?
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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the earth.
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What is the defintion of Jet Stream?
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Are the strong winds concentrared within a narrow band in the top of the Tropspehre.
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What is the definition of Theremosphere?
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Is the furthers away from the earth's surface. The air in the Theremospere is very thin but is warmed by the sun.
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What is the definition of Mesosphere?
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Is the third layer above the earth's surface it is the coldest layer of the amotosphere.
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What is the definition of Stratosphere?
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Is the second layer from the earth's surface. The ozone later is located here.
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What is the definition of The Atmosphere?
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Consist of a mixture of nitrogen, oxygern, argon, and trace gasses that include water vapor and carbon dixiode.
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What is the definition of Deposititon?
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When water vapor changes directly into a solid.
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What is the definition of Transparation?
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Is the process by which water is carried through plants, roots, to transpraration.
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What is the definition of Surface Runoff?
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Water that flows over land and form rivers.
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What is the definition of Infiltration?
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Water that fills the porus spaces in the Lithospehere.
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What is the definition of Precipitation?
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Precipitation is the process by which water molecules condense to form drops heavy enough to fall to the earth's surface.
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