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water cycle
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the contiuos movement of water between earth's surface and the atmosphere through evaporation,condensation, and percipitation.
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atmosphere
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all the air arround the earth
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evaporation
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to change in to vapor to disapper like vapor
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water vaper (humidity)
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amount of water vapoer heal in the air
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condensation
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anything that has condensed from a vapor
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clouds
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a visible collection of particles of water of ice suspended in the air, usualluy at an elevation above the earths surface
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cenvection
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transfer of thermal enegy that happens when particles move from one place to another when there is atemperateure difference occurs in gases and liquids
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ocean currents
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the way the ocean moves both on surface snd under the water . currents are created by the wind continuously blowing
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wind
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air in natural motion,as that moveing horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface
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wether
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pesent state of the atmosphere,including air perssure,wind,temperature,and the amount of moisture in the air
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climate
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pattern of weather that occurs in a particular area over many years
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frontal boundaries
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Boundary between warm and cold air masses
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cold front
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the zone separating two air masses, of which the coller, denser mass is advancing and replacing the warmer
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warm front
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a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing
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stationary front
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a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all
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occluded front
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a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft
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air masses
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large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it formed
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jet stream
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narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere
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transpiration
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the passageof water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere
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precipitation
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water falling from clouds, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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infiltration
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surface runoff
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any water from precipitation that does not soak inot the ground will then become surface runoff and end up in rivers or lakes
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ground water
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water that soaks into the ground and collects in the small spaces between bits of rock and soil
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absorption
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watershed
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the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area
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air pressure
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the force exerted by air, whether compressedor unconfined, on any surface in contact with it
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barometric pressure
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at mosphere pressurev as indicated by a barometer
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acid rain
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rain that contains a high concentration of pollutants released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil or coal
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fog
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stratus cloud that forms when air is cooled to its dew point and condenses near the ground
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dew
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moisture condensed from the atmosphere especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface
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radiation
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energy that travels by waves in all directions from its source transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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conduction
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transfer of thermal energy from particle to particle through a materlal when there is a temperature difference transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other
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energy
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ability to cause change can affect the temperature,speed,shape, or direction of an object
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sun
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the star that is the center of the solar systerm around when the planets revolve
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pollution
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introduction of harmful waste products,chemicals,and substances into the environment
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elevations
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the altitude of a place above sea level or ground level
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surface mining
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atype of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed
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deforestation
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destruction or cutting down of trees
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overpopulation
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to fill with an excessive number,straining available resourees
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construction and w bandeveloment
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nature or habitats destroyed when developm comes in the soil then erodes faster
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farming
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the business of operatinga farm
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dams
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a barrier to stop the flow of water
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landfills
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alow area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse (trash) in layers cover bo soil
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