Water Cycle Flashcards
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Water Cycle
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the pattern of water moving on earth from the ocean to the sky, to a river, and back to the ocean.
2
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Evaporation
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the process where a substance warms and changes from a liquid to a gas (example: water to water vapor)
3
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Condensation
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The process where a gas cools and becomes a liquid (example: water vapor to water droplets)
4
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Precipitation
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Water in the atmosphere that falls to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
5
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Glacier
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snow and ice gathered in one area over many years
6
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Aquifer
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large supplies of underground water
7
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reservoir
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a place to store water made by humans
8
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Circulation
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a swirling movement that moves ocean water around the globe
9
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Tides
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a pattern of rising and falling movement in the ocean caused by gravity
10
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Salinity
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the amount of salt in water
