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Ch4 Earth's Water
Sci5: Ch4-Vocabulary
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5th Grade
12/14/2010

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Ocean
Definition
A large body of salt water
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Fresh water
Definition
Characterized by water that is not salty
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Evaporation
Definition
The slow changing of a liquid into gas
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Water vapor
Definition
Gas state of water
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Ice sheet
Definition
A large covering of ice and snow that last a long time
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Glacier
Definition
A large body of ice that moves slowly overland
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Condensation
Definition
The process in which matter changes state from gas to liquid
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Sea breeze
Definition
The movement of air from water to land
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Land breeze
Definition
The movement of air from land to water
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Fog
Definition
A cloud that forms near the ground
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Precipitation
Definition
Water droplets that form in the atmosphere and fall to the ground
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Water cycle
Definition
The continuous movement of water from a liquid state on the ground to a vapor state in the air and back again
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Reservoir
Definition
Amanda-made lake that stores water for later use
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Dam
Definition
A barrier that prevents or restricts the normal flow if water
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Groundwater
Definition
Precipitation that seeps below the surface of earth
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Watershed
Definition
An area of land that drains into specific river
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Flood
Definition
The flow of water over the banks of a body of water across land
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Contaminate
Definition
To make dirty or impure
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Pollute
Definition
To make dirty,unclean,or contaminated
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Drought
Definition
A long period of dry weather
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Reclamation
Definition
The act of recycling or restoring to a usable state
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Aqueduct
Definition
A structure that carries large amounts of water from one place to another
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Conservation
Definition
The act or policy os saving or protecting something
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