Water On Earth Flashcards

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Water cycle

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The constant moving of water around the earth

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Evaporation

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Is the process where water gradually changes from liquid to a gas

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Condensation

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The water vapor turns to liquid

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Precipitation

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Water falls from cloud as rain, snow, sleet, and hail

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5
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Runoff

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Is water moving down hill

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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 vapor without first melting

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Frost

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When water vapor freezes without becoming a liquid

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Transpiration

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Is when water from plant leaves evaporate

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Cirrus clouds

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High level clouds that are a fair weather type of cloud

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Cumulus clouds

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It is a low cloud altitude and brings fair weather

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Stratus clouds

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Brings a light mist and no precipitation it is the lowest cloud some times comes as fog.

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Vertical/cumulonimbus clouds

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Thunderstorms mostly occurs they are mid-level cloud.

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Fog

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Misty and no sunshine the lowest cloud also called stratus clouds

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15
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Rain

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If temperature is over 32 f is the air it passes threw

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16
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Freezing rain

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If temperature is over 32 f but if hits object bellow turns to ice

17
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Sleet

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If temperature above 32 f then bellow 32 f closer to ground

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Hail

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When wind clumps together ice crystals to make hail stones then if temperature is bellow 32 f near ground and above near the clouds

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Snow

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If all of the temperature is below 32 f