Earth's Water

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What is the term used to describe water leaving Earth's surface?

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Evaporation

Front

What are layers of rock or soil below the surface of the Earth that allow water to flow through called?

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Aquifers

Front

Where is most of Earth's fresh water found?

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Frozen in glaciers

Front

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

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71%

Front

What is the process called when water evaporates and eventually cools to form a cloud?

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Condensation

Front

What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

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Water Cycle

Front

What is the term for water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

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Precipitation

Front

What is a natural underground layer of water-bearing rock called?

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Aquifer

Front

What is the term for the area of land where all the water drains into a specific body of water?

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Watershed