Chapter 10 Vocabulary

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What is the land area that supplies water to a river system?

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Watershed

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What is the continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again?

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The Water Cycle

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What do we call water falling back to earth from the atmosphere?

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Precipitation

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What term describes all of the living things on Earth?

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Biosphere

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What is a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another called?

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Divide

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What is the process of water vapor cooling and changing into liquid water?

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Condensation

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What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere through evaporation and transpiration?

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Evapotranspiration

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What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding Earth?

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Atmosphere

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What is the term for the part of Earth that includes all water bodies?

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Hydrosphere

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What is the term for the solid part of Earth, including rocks and soil?

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Geosphere

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