Science chapter 7 vocab Flashcards

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What is Salinity?

A

The measure of how salty water is

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2
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What is an aquifer?

A

 The layer of rock and soil that hold the ground water

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3
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What is a water table?

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The top level of groundwater in an aquifer

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4
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What is a reservoir?

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The reservoir is an artificial lake that forms behind a dam.

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5
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What is evaporation?

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It is changing of liquid water to water vapor

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6
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What is transpiration?

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Changing of moisture from plants to water vapor.

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7
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What is condensation?

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Changing of water vapor into liquid water droplets forming in to clouds.

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8
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What is participation?

A

Water that is falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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9
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What is a runoff?

A

Water moving down hill

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10
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What is sublimation?

A

Changing of ice directly into water vapor without melting first

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11
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What is deposition?

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Changing of water vapor directly into ice (frost)

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