Water On Earth Flashcards

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Water Cycle

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The movement of water going in different forms

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Evaporation

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When water turns into a gas (Water Vapor)

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Condensation

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When water vapor forms clouds and turns back to a liquid

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Precipitation

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When snow, sleet, rain, or hail falls from the clouds

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Runoff

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Water going downhill

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Accumulation

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When water collects at its lowest point

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7
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Sublimation

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Ice changing into water vapor without melting first

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8
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Frost

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Water vapor that freezes without becoming a liquid

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Vertical Clouds

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Clouds that form vertically

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Cirrus Clouds

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A cloud that is thin and wispy

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Stratus Clouds

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Low-Leveled clouds with horizontal layers

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Fog

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A cloud at ground level

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13
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Transpiration

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When water from plants evaporate

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14
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Rain

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Forms when the ice crystals melt halfway down to the ground when the air is above 32 degrees Fahrenheit

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Snow

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Ice crystals that stay ice crystals when they fall to the ground

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Sleet

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When rain falls and halfway down freezes, and hits the ground as sleet

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Hail

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Forms when wind pushes around ice crystals in a cloud and stick together to form a hailstone

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Freezing Rain

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Forms when rain falls and touches something below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and freezes