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16 Cards in this Set
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The top zone of soil and rock that is saturated with water.
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Water table
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Watering of land through ditches.
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irrigation
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Process by which water changes from a gas to liquid droplets.
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condensation
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The first streams to form from the runoff of precipitation that falls on hills and mountains.
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headwaters
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A stream that flows into a larger stream.
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tributary
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All the water on the earth.
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hydrosphere
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When a river meets seawater.
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estuary
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A rock layer that allows space for water storage.
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aquifer
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The circulation of water on land and water.
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hydrologic cycle
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Body of water that is surrounded by land.
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lake
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Water found below the earth's surface.
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groundwater
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Water vapor coming from the leaves of plants.
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transpiration
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Body of water that is at sea level and has access to the ocean.
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sea
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Process by which water goes from a liquid to a gas.
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evaporation
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The shallowest part of the ocean.
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continental shelf
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Evaporation combined with the water vapor from leaves.
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evapotranspiration
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