Earth Science Vocabulary (Chapter 12, 13, & 14)

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface:

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Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers:

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The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are called:

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The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a:

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One watershed is separated from another by a ridge of land called a:

An organism's ___________ is the place where it lives and obtains all the things it needs to survive.

A lake that stores water for human use:

A land area that is covered with water during part or all of the year:

Characteristic of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through:

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