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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 massive tiny water droplets suspended in the air

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Condensation

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Gas to liquid

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Estuary 

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an area where a river flows into an ocean creating a mix of saltwater and freshwater

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Evaporation

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Liquid to gas

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Freezing

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Liquid to solid 

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Glacier

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Huge moving rivers of ice

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Groundwater

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Water in the ground 

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Humidity

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The measure of how much water there is in the air 

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Iceberg

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Large chunks of ice

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Ice cap

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Thick permanent sheets of ice that cover the north and south poles of the Earth 

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Lake

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A large body of water surrounded by land

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Melting

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Solid to liquid

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Oceans

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The largest bodies of salt water on earth

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Porous

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Filled with tiny spacings or openings that allow water to be absorbed 

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Precipitation

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Any form of water that falls out of the sky to earth

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Natural resource

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Are useful, tradable, or necessary material found in nature

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River

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Freshwater flowing in a channel (runoff)

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Run-off

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Water that flows across the Earth by gravity to collect in ponds lakes and oceans

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Surface water

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Visible water on earth surface 

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Transpiration

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The process when water vapour is released into the earths atmosphere by plants leaves

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Water cycle

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The constant movement of water on earth and in 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 vapour

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Water in a gas state it’s invisible! if you can see it, it’s not water vapour!

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