Key words

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precipitation

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any form of water falling from the sky including rain snow, sleet or hail. water dropping from clouds onto the ground.

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infiltration

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when water soaks into the ground, moving through tiny spaces of soil and rock.

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interception

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when rain or snow gets caught in trees, leaves or other plants before reaching the ground.

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transpiration

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water released from plants through tiny pores in their leaves, turning from liquid to water vapour.

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evaporation

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when water turns from liquid into gas (water vapour) due to heat from the sun.

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condensation

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water vapour cooling down and turning back into liquid droplets. this is what creates clouds in the sky.

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ground water

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water stored in spaces between rocks and soil underground.

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aquifer

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a underground layer of rocl or sediment that can hold and transmit water

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surface runoff

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water that flows over the ground surface when the land cant absorb any more water. this happens during heavy rain and create streams and rivers.

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stem flow

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water that runs down the trunk or stem of a plant after being intercepted by leaves

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channel flow

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the movment of water through river channels from higher to lower elevations

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channel storage

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the amount of water being held within channels at any given time

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carbon sink

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something that absorbs and stores carbon, like orests, oceans or soil

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carbon source

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anything that releases carbon into the atmosphere, such as factories, cars or volcanic eruptions

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photosynthesis

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the process where plantsuse sunight to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen

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respiration

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when living things (plants, animals, microorganisms) break down food and release carbon dioxide. it’s basically the opposite of photosynthsis.

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decomposition

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the process of organic matter breaking down and realesing carbon into back into the environment. think of how dead leaves slowly rotand release nutrients.

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fossil fuels

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ancient organic materials like coal, oil and natural gas that release carbon when they are burned.

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carbon sequestration

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the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide to reduce it presence in the atmosphere.

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biomass

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the total mass of living organisms in a specific area, which plays a crucial role in storing and moving carbon.

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anthropgenic

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caused or produced by human activities. in the context of carbon cycles, it often refers to human-made carbon emissions.

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greenhouse effect

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when certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun, keeping the planet warm. its a natural blanket around the earth.

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weathering

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the process of breaking down rocks and minerals at the earths surface through physical, chemical and biological processes

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pedosphere

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the layer of soil that covers the earths surface, including all the dierent types of soil and their interactions. its like the earth living skin madde up of rocks, minerals, organic matter and living organisms.

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biosphere

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all living organisms on earth and thei environments including land, water and atmosphere. its the entire global ecosystem where life exists.

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cryosphere

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all the frozen parts of the earth, including ice caps, glaciers, sea ice and snow cover.