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12 Cards in this Set
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Atmosphere |
The layers of air that surround Earth’s surface. |
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Cloud |
A mass of tiny droplets of condensed water in the atmosphere. |
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Condensation
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The change of state from a gas to a liquid 3. |
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Evaporation
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The change of state from a liquid to a gas. |
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Freeze |
The process in which moving particles slow down, lose heat, and change from a liquid to a solid. |
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Groundwater
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Water stored in the cracks of underground rock. |
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Melt |
When water particles absorb heat energy and change from a solid to a liquid. |
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Precipitation |
Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface. |
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Runoff |
The draining away of water from the surface of a land area. |
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Soil water |
Water that soaks into the ground. |
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Water cycle |
The movement of water into the air as water vapor and back to Earth’s surface as precipitation. |
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Water vapor |
The water in a gas state; gas in the earth’s atmosphere (the smoke from boiling water is water vapor) |
