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water cycle
water cycle
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Chemistry
9th Grade
09/04/2012

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EVAPORATION
Definition
when liquid turns into gas and goes into the atmosphere
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CONDENSTAION
Definition
vapor changes to liquid n cools in the atmosphere creates clouds
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precipitation
Definition
when rain or ice falls to earth through the vasscular system to the atmosphere
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transpiration
Definition
passage of water through a plant from roots
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SURFACE WATER
Definition
streams lakes oceans rivers
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GROUND WATER
Definition
water with in cracks and porous materials ini the aaquifer
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run off
Definition
water that flows over the land
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aquifer
Definition
sand gravel or rock formatioins below earths surface and is saturated with water
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PERCOLATION
Definition
when water seeps downward into earths surface
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RECHARGE ZONE
Definition
areas of land which rain water flitters down through soil and rock into the surface
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water shed
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total drainage area from which runoff water flows to a common point such as surface waters
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watercycle
Definition
circulation of earths water
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