All About Water Flashcards

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Water Cycle

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A repeated movement of water through the environment in different forms

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Evaporation

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The changing liquid water to water vapor

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Condensation

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When water vapor turns to a liquid

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Precipitation

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When the water falls from clouds

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5
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Runoff

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Water moving downhill

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Accumulation

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Water collecting at the lowest point

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Sublimation

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Ice changing into water vapor without first melting

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Frost

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Ice crystals that form when the temperature is below freezing

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Transpiration

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The process when moisture is traveling through the plant and onto the leaves, then from there it is evaporated

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Hail

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Wind pushing ice crystals back into clouds

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Sleet

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When raindrops freeze before they hit the ground

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Freezing Rain

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When the rain from the cloud falls, and when it touches the object it freezes

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Snow

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When the temperature is below 0c degrees or 32f and it freezes in the air

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Rain

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When Precipitation happens and rain or water falls from the clouds

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15
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Cirrus Clouds

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Thin, White, and Wispy

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Cumulonimbus

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Form vertically, sometimes called thunderheads or vertical clouds

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Cumulus

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Bottoms of the clouds look dark (bc) little sun gets through them, Puffy, White cotton balls, small

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Stratus

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Layered and cover the whole sky, the clouds look darker

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Fog

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A type of Stratus cloud, the clouds are at ground level