Earth's Water L1-L4

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What is a divide?

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A boundary that creates two separate stream drainage areas.

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What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air?

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Transpiration

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

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Convection Currents

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What is the outermost shell of the Earth where water seeps into the ground and is stored as groundwater?

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Lithosphere

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What is the charge of the hydrogen part of a water molecule?

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Positive

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What is the hydrosphere?

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The combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What are aquifers?

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Underground layers of rock or sediment that hold water.