Watershed

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What is surface water?

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Water from precipitation that drains into a gully and flows into a stream, river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, or the ocean.

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What is evaporation?

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The change of state from a liquid to a gas.

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What is runoff?

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The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

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What is an aquifer?

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A collection of wet, underground rocks that allows water to collect slowly.

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet, such as a river, lake, or ocean.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is a divide in the context of watersheds?

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A divide forms the boundaries of a watershed.

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What is groundwater?

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Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.