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The Water Cycle Flashcards

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absorb

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to take in or suck up

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atmosphere

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The air all around the earth.

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cloud

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a mass of tiny ice crystals or tiny water droplets suspended in the air.

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condensation

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the prosses when a gas turns into a liquid

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collection

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when precipition falls from the sky and run-off carries it to lakes ponds and the oceans.The natural prosses of gathering water

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estuary

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an area where a river flows into a ocean creating a mix of fresh water and salt water

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evaporation

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the process when a liquid turns into a gas

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freezing

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the process when a liquid turns into a solid

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Glacier

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huge moving rivers of ice

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ground water

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water in the ground

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humidity

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the measurement of how much water in the atmosphere

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iceburg

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large chunks of ice in the ocean

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ice cap

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thick (mostly) permanent sheets of ice that covers the north and south pole

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Lake

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A large body of water covered by land

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melting

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the process when a solid turns into a liquid

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Ocean

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The largest body of water of saltwater on earth

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percolation

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the process when water is sucked in to the ground

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porous

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filled with tiny spaces that allow water to get absorb

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precipitation

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The process when a gas changes into a liquid

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Natural resource

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A useful tradeable or necessary material

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river

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fresh water flowing in a channel

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run-off

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water that flows across the earth by gravity to collect in to, lakes, ponds, creeks, and oceans

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surface water

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visible water on earth’s surface

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transpiration

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the process when water vapor is Released into the atmosphere

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water cycle

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the constant movement of water on earth and the atmosphere

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water table

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the highest level of soil where the ground is filled with water

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water vapor

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water in its gas state it is invisible if you can see it it’s not vapor

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