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water vapor
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the invisible, gaseous form of water
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water cycle
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the continous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back passing through biotic and abiotic parts of the environment
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groundwater
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water present underground in porous rock strata and soils; comes to the surface through wells and springs
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evaporation
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the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, abosorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor
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transpiration
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the process through which water is lost theough a plant's leaves
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precipitation
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forms of water such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth's surface
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irrigation
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the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops
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water table
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the top of the saturated zone, or depth to groundwater in an aquifer
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aquifer
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an underground layer of rock or soil that holds water
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watershed
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the land area that supplies water to a river system
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