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chapter 12 key term 1
Question | Answer |
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water cycle | continous process by which water moves from earths surface to the atomospher and back |
precipitation | when water vapor condenses - the drops of water in the cloud grows larger - eventully heavy drops fall back to Earth - rain, snow, sleet or hail |
groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
in watercycle water moves | from bodies of water, land and living things on Earth's surface to the atomosphere and back to surface |
most of earth's water | roughly 97% is salt water found in oceans - only 3% is fresh water |