Water On Earth Flashcards

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Water cycle

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A repeated movement of water through the environment

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Evaporation

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Turns water into a gas

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Condensation

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When water vapor turns into liquid

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Precipitation

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Water falls from clouds

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Runoff

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Water moving down north the hill

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Accumulate

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Water collects at the lowest point

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7
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Sublimation

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Ice turning into water vapor with out melting first

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Frost

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Frozen water vapor

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Transpiration

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Water evaporating from a plants leaves

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Vertical clouds

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Clouds that spread the hole sky

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Rain

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When water falls from the clouds

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Fog

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Really low clouds, ground leavel

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Snow

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Rain at first but then when it gets to ground leavel it turns into snow

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Sleet

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A form of precipitation consisting of ice pelted

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Hall

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Ice falling from the sky

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Freezing rain

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Rain that falls from the sky but when it hits something that is bellow 32% it turns to ice

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Cirrus clouds

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They look like wispy and thin clouds, they bring fair weather

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Stratus clouds

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Are high in the sky, sometimes brings rain and sun, look like a big blanket is across the sky

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Vertical clouds

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High in the sky,bring thunderstorms and rain,looks like a big thunderhead

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Cumulus clouds

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Above ground level,look like big Cotten balls,bring fair weather