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Rivers (Water cycle) Flashcards

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Condensation

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Water vapour -> liquid

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Evaporation

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Liquid -> vapour

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Evapotranspiration

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Loss of water from soil (evaporation + transpiration)

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Transpiration

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Water lost as water vapour

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Vegetation

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Plant life

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Precipitation

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Water that falls from clouds towards ground

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Surface runoff

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Precipitation that runs off the land

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Sublimation

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Snow and ice -> water vapour

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Glacier

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Slowly moving mass of ice

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