Water cycle Flashcards
Positive feedback
amplifying or magnifying the change or output
Inputs
the movement of energy or materials into a system from outside
Outputs
the movement of energy or materials out of a system
Stores
the different components of the earth’s systems that store or hold different elements, such as energy, water, nutrients, and gases.
Flows
Flows can be of people, money, goods, digital data, water, nutrients, carbon
Elements
the parts of a system
Sublimation
conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its becoming liquid
Accumulation
increase or growth by addition especially when continuous or repeated
Condensation
when gas turns into liquid
River discharge
the volume of water flowing through a river channel; measured at any given point in cubic metres per second.
