The Water Cycle Flashcards

1
Q

Water cycle

A

The water cycle is affected by the temperature pressure wind and elevation

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2
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Evaporation

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Evaporation is where the changing of liquid to water vapor

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3
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Condensation

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Is where gas turns to liquid

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4
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Precipitation

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Is where water falls down in either snow sleet rain or hail

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5
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Sublimation

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Is ice changing into water vapor

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6
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Runoff

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It is where water is runs downhill

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7
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Water vapor

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Is water as an invisible gas

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8
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Transpiration

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Is where the water from plants sweat and go in the atnmospere

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9
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Accumulation

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Is where water is collected in lakes and ponds and the ocean, etc.

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10
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Fog

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At type of cloud that forms at ground level

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11
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Cumulus

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These type of clouds are the type that children will draw

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12
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Cirrus

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They have the highest altitude

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13
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Vertical cloud

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They are storm clouds also known as thunderhead

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14
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Rain

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This is the most comman of precipitation

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15
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Hail

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This is a type of perception that can be up as big as a baseball

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16
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Snow

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Snow is another type of perception and it has to be down to

32 F or 0 C

17
Q

Sleet

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Is also preceatation

18
Q

Freezing rain

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It can look like sleet or ice