Water On Earth Flashcards

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1
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Condensation

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Water vapor turns to water

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Precipitation

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Rain, sleet, hail

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3
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water cycle

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The continuous movement of water

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4
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Fog

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Stratus clouds on the ground

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5
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Accumulation

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Where water forms at the lowest point

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6
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Transportation

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When plants sweat

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7
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Runoff

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Water runs to the ground

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8
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Rain.

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Ice crystals melt

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9
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Freezing rain

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Ice crystals falling to the ground

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10
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Sleet

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Falling through a thin layer of warm high air

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Snow

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Ground has to be between 0*C

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12
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Hail

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Ice chunks that fall from the sky

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13
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Sublimation

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Solids turn to liquid

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14
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Evaporation

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When water turns into water vapor

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15
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Frost

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A gas that is made of tiny ice crystals

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16
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Cirrus

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The highest of all the clouds

17
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Thunderheads

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Vertical clouds

18
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Cumulus

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In the middle height the clouds kids usually draw in pictures

19
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Stratus

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4,000 feet of elevation

20
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Fog

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Stratus clouds on the ground