water cycle Flashcards

1
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absorb

A

to take up or suck up

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2
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atmosphere

A

the air all around the earth

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3
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cloud

A

a mass of tiny water droplets

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4
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condensation

A

the process when gas changes to a liquid

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5
Q

collection

A

water gathers lakes and oceans

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6
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estuary

A

an area where a river flows into an ocean creating a mix

saltwater and fresh water

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7
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evaporation

A

the process when a liquid changes to a gas heat loss

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8
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freezing

A

the process when a liquid changes to a solid

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9
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glacier

A

huge moving rivers of ice

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10
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groundwater

A

water in the ground

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11
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humidity

A

the measure of how much water is in the air

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12
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ice berg

A

large chunks of ice floating in the ocean

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13
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ice cap

A

thick large sheets of ice that cover the north and south

pole

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14
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lake

A

a large body of water surrounded by land

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15
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melting

A

the process when a solid turns to a liquid heat gain

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16
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ocean

A

the largest bodies of salt water on earth

17
Q

percolation

A

the process when water is obsorbed into the ground

18
Q

porous

A

filled with tiny space or opening that allow water

to be obsorbed

19
Q

precipitation

A

any form of water that falls from the sky to the earth

rain snow hail etc

20
Q

natural resource

A

a useful tradable or neces scary material found in

nature

21
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river

A

fresh water flowing in a channel runoff

22
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runoff

A

water that flows across the earth by gravity to

collectin ponds lakes and oceans

23
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surface water

A

visible water on earths surface lakes river streams

24
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transpiration

A

the process when water vapor is released into

the atmosphere by plants leaves

25
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water cycle

A

the constant movement of water on earth and in

the atomsphere

26
Q

water table

A

the highest levelof soil where the ground is filled

with water

27
Q

water vaper

A

water in its gas state it is invisible if you can see it

its not vaper