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Absorption |
Removal of water form the soil by roots. (This process occurs due to gravity) |
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Condensation |
Water changes from gas to liquid in the absence of heat (cooling) |
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Consumption |
The using up of a resource |
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Evaporation |
Water changes from a liquid into a gas in the presence of heat less than that of a boiling point. |
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Boiling |
The addition of heat to water that causes it to expand and the temperature to rise, until it reaches its boiling point. When more heat is added the liquid starts to vaporize. (turn into steam) |
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Excretion |
The process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
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Glaciation |
Liquid water from the earth's surface freezes into large ice masses called glaciers. This occurs in the absence of heat. |
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Infiltration |
Absorption of water by the soil. |
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Precipitation |
Condensed water gathers and falls from the sky in the absence of heat (cooling). |
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Run-off |
Liquid water from precipitation moves over plants, animals, and trees to larger the water sources. This occurs due to gravity. |
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Sublimation |
The transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase. An example of this is solid carbon dioxide "dry ice", which sublimates (transforms from solid to gas) at room temperature. |
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Transpiration |
Liquid water evaporates to a gas (water vapor) in the presence of heat in plants. |
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Vaporization |
When molecules change from a solid to a liquid to a gas. This occurs in the presence of heat. (This includes: boiling, evaporation, sublimation) |
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Accumulation |
Process in which water pools into large bodies. (oceans, seas, lakes, rivers) |