Water Cycle Flashcards

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1
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Pertaims to the movement of water from the various places where it is stored within the earth

A

Hydrologic cycle/ water cycle

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Is the act of liquid to gas

With the help of the sun the water evaporates to the sky

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Evaporation

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3
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Plants also lose water to the air in process called

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Transpiration

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4
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Turns water vapor into liquid

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Condensation

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5
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The act of forming clouds

A

Coalescense?? Not sure abt the spelling huhu

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When the cluds are heavy the water starts pouring back to the ground

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Precipitation

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7
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The absorption of land of the precipitated water

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Infiltration

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The process where the water will go on the rivers underground

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Runoff

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9
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The order of the water cycle

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Evaporation/transpiration»condensation»coalescence»precipitation»infiltration»runoff

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