Unit 5 Vocab Flashcard

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Precipitation

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any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

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Transpiration

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Plants release water vapor through stomata.

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Adhesion

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Attractive force between different substances in contact.

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Surface Water

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All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow above ground.

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Water Cycle: The movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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Cohesion

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the force that holds molecules of a single material together

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Specific Heat

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Quantity of heat to raise 1 unit mass of material by 1 K or 1 C at constant pressure and volume.

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Eutrophication

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Increase in nutrients (e.g., nitrates) in marine/aquatic ecosystems.

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Solvent

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In a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves.

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Condensation

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Change from gas to liquid