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air around the earth

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atmoshpere

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evaporation

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water to gas

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condensation

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gas to water

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freezing

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liquid to solid

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melting

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solid to liquid

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absorb

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to take in or suck up

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cloud

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water droplets or ice crystals in the air

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collection

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when runoff gathers with rivers

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estuary

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when runoff mixes with the ocean making salt water and fresh water mix

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glacier

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moving river 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 measure of how much water is in the air

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iceberg

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large chunks of ice floating in the ocean

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ice cap

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thick sheets of ice covering up the north and south pole

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lake

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large body of water surrounded by land

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ocean

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the largest bodies of salt water on earth

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percolation

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when water absorbs into the ground

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porous

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filled with tiny spaces or openings that allow water to be absorbed

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precipitation

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any form of water that falls from the sky

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natural resource

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a trade-able and necessary material found in nature

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river

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fresh water flowing in a channel

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runoff

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water that is pulled to lower levels of ground by gravity and makes steams that flow into rivers

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surface water

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visible water on earths surface

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transpiration

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when water vapor is released into the atmosphere by plants

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water cycle

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the constant change of water in a loop on earths atmosphere. (water vapor, water, ice)

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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 form, invisible to the eye, condenses to form cloud, if you can see it, its not water vapor

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