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Ch 6 Test
Ch6 Test
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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
03/26/2013

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the water cycle is the
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unending circulation of earths water supply
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plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called
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transpiration
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balance in the water cycle means
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the average annual precipitation over earth equals the amount of water that evaporates
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the ability of a stream to erode and transport material depends largely on its
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velocity
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the single most important erosional agent on earths
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running water
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if you were to examine the profile of a typical stream, you would probaly find that the gradient is
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