Water On Earth Flashcards

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Water cycle

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The cycle of water that is constantly moving.

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2
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Evaporation

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When liquid water turns into gas

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3
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Precipitation

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When rain falls from the clouds

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4
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Runoff

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Water that is going downhill

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5
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Condensation

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The water vapor that turns into a liquid

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6
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Accumulation

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Where water collects at the lowest point

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7
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Sublimation

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Ice changing into water vapor without melting

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8
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Frost

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When water vapor freezes without turning into a liquid

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9
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Transpiration

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When a plant absorbs water in its roots

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10
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Cirrus cloud

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A cloud with thin wispy strands

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11
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Status cloud

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Clouds that are in horizontal layers

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12
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Fog

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A status cloud that touches the ground

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13
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Vertical clouds

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Clouds that are vertical

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14
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Cumulus

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Puffy clouds with a flat base

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15
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Hail

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Ice crystals that bunch together and then fall from the sky

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16
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Freezing rain

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Rain that falls as a liquid but when they reach cold air it freezes

17
Q

Rain

A

Liquid that falls from clouds

18
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Snow

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Something that falls from a cloud while being frozen

19
Q

Sleet

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Miny things of ice that fall from clouds