Water Cycle Vocabulary Flashcard

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The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates back down to Earth's surface

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water cycle

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Physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas

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evaporation

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Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid

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condensation

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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky.

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precipitation

Front

collection of water such as oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams

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accumulation

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The movements of land water (rivers, lakes, and streams) to the oceans.

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runoff

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The evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants.

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transpiration

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One of five large bodies of salt water that covers 75% of Earth.

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ocean

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A kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another.

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interact