Water Cycle Flashcards

1
Q

Pertaims to the movement of water from the various places where it is stored within the earth

A

Hydrologic cycle/ water cycle

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2
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Is the act of liquid to gas

With the help of the sun the water evaporates to the sky

A

Evaporation

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3
Q

Plants also lose water to the air in process called

A

Transpiration

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4
Q

Turns water vapor into liquid

A

Condensation

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5
Q

The act of forming clouds

A

Coalescense?? Not sure abt the spelling huhu

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6
Q

When the cluds are heavy the water starts pouring back to the ground

A

Precipitation

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7
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The absorption of land of the precipitated water

A

Infiltration

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8
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The process where the water will go on the rivers underground

A

Runoff

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9
Q

The order of the water cycle

A

Evaporation/transpiration»condensation»coalescence»precipitation»infiltration»runoff

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