Hydrologic Cycle Vocab

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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Weathering

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Ways of supplying fresh water to an area of farmland.

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Irrigation systems

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The movement of water into the soil or ground surface.

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Infiltration

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A habitat in which the fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean.

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Estuary

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Able to be passed or soaked through.

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Permeable

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A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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Aquifer

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The volume of open spaces in rock or soil

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Porosity

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Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away

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Erosion

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Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic organisms that function as producers in aquatic ecosystems

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Phytoplankton

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Evaporation

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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas