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Water Cycle Vocabulary

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Runoff

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The flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flows over the Earth's surface.

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Transpiration

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Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants and trees into the atmosphere.

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Evaporation

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The process where water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.

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Aquifer

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An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials.

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Hydrological Cycle

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Another term for the water cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.

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Precipitation

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground.

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Condensation

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The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.

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Deposition

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The phase change in which gas transforms into solid without passing through the liquid phase.

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Groundwater Storage

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The storage of water underground in primarily liquid form.

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Condensation Nuclei

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Small particles in the atmosphere around which cloud droplets can form.

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Percolation

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The movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials.

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Water Table

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The level below which the ground is saturated with water.

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Infiltration

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The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

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Snowmelt

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The runoff produced by melting snow.

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Sublimation

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The transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase.

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