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sci.freshwatervoc.
Science Vocabulay Fresh Water 11/14/08
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| water cycle | the continuous process by which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment. |
| transpiration | the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves |
| condensation | the process by which a gas changes to a liqiud |
| precipitaion | water that falls to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |
| tributary | a smaller stream or river that feeds into a main river |
| watershed | the land area that supplies water to a river system |
| divide | a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another |
| erosion | the process by which fragments of soil and rock are broken off from the ground surface and carried away |
| deposition | the process by which soil and fragments of rock are deposited in a new location |
| sediments | the particles of rock and soil that are moved by water or wind, resulting in erosion and deposition |
| head waters | the many small streams that come together st the source of the river |
| flood plain | a broad, flat valley through which a river flows |
| meandor | a looping curve formed in a river as it winds through its flood plain |
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