Hydrology Vocab Flashcard

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Measure of difficulty to stretch or break a liquid's surface

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Surface tension

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Responsibility for conserving and restoring Earth's resources for future generations

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Stewardship

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Change of a substance from liquid to gas

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Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Ecosystem where all water runoff drains into one body of water

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Watershed

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Spots on the ocean floor where hot gases and minerals escape from the earth's interior.

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Hydrothermal vents

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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Material with tiny air spaces allowing water seepage

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Permeable

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Mass per unit volume

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Density

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Water is a polar molecule with opposite charges, causing hydrogen bonds and cohesion.

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Polarity

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Water in Earth's oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and atmosphere.

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Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Energy needed for a liquid at boiling point to become gas

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Heat of Vaporization

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4