Water On Eart Flashcards

1
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Water cycle

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The constant movement of water moving around the earth

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2
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Evaporation

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When water changes from liquid to a gas

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3
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Condensation

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When water vapor turns into a liquid

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4
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Precipitation

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When water falls from as a cloud as rain or sleet or snow or hail

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5
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Runoff

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Water moving down hill

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6
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Accumulation

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Water collecting at the lowest point

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7
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Sublimation

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Ice changing into water va[por without first melting

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8
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Frost

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When the tempeture is below freezing

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9
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Cirrus clouds

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High altitude clouds that are thin, wispy and white

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10
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Vertical clouds

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Sometimes called thunderheads because they often cause storms

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11
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Cumulus clouds

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Are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of cotton floating in the air

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12
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stratus clouds

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Low level clouds that are a bunch of separate cotton balls

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13
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Fog

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Stratus cloud at ground level

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14
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Rain

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A liquid that falls from clouds

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15
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Snow

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Rain in the form of ice crystals

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16
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Hail

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Frozen rain

17
Q

Freezing rain

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When it hits an object that’s under 32 degrees Fahrenheit it freezes and becomes freezing rain

18
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Sleet

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When rain falls from a cloud it is under 32 degrees it becomes sleet.