Water On Earth Flashcards

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Water cycle

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When the earths water goes threw different stages

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Evaporation

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When water heats up and turns into water vapor

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Condensation

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When water vapor cools and turns into a cloud

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Precipitation

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Water falls from clouds as rain sleet snow or hail

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Runoff

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Water moving down hill

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Accumulation

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Water that collects at the lowest point

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7
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Sublimation

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Is when ice changes into water vapor without melting

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Frost

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Water vapor turns into ice crystals

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Transpiration

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When water evaporates while in solid form like ice

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Fog

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Stratus clouds at ground level

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Rain

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Water that falls from colds as ice and hits the ground as liquid

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Snow

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When the cloud precipitates and the period from the cloud to the ground is below 32 f

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Sleet

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Frozen rain

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Freezing rain

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When rain hits the ground that is under 32 f it freezes

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15
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Cirrus clouds

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Fair weather clouds thin wispy white high altitude made of ice crystals

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16
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Vertical clouds

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Stretch really far bring thunderstorms

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Cumulus

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Is the cloud you draw big fluffy fair weather

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Stratus

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Layered low leveled clouds bring drizzle

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Hail

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When wind takes ice droplets back to the cloud