27.3 Flashcards

1
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what is percipertaion

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rain snow sleat hail

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2
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what is runoff

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water runs off land surface

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3
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what is infilltration

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process when water soaks into the ground and becomes ground water

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4
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what is transportation

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plants release water vaper

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5
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what is evaporation

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water enters the atmosphere as water vapor

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6
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what is condensation

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water vapor collides with other water vapor

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7
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what is the water cycle

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8
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what is unsaturated zone for ground water

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9
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what is a saturated zone for groundwater storage

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10
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what is a water table

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11
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what does it mean if sediment is permeable

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porise area where water passes through

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12
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how are what springs formed

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13
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what is an artesian

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14
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what is a cone of depression

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15
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maritime climate

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a climate that a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean

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16
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continental climate

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a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean

17
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sea breeze

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blows from over the water toward land in the afternoon

18
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jet stream

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is a narrow fast moving band of fast moving high altitude air

19
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coriolis effect

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the apparent deflection of an object due to earths rotaion

20
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air mass

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a large volume of air with uniform moisture and tempature

21
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weather fronts

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air mass interact in zones