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| water cycle | The continuous movement of Earth’s water from the oceans and freshwater sources to the atmosphere and eventually back to the oceans.
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| evaporation | The process that occurs when heat energy from the sun causes water on the surface of the Earth to change phase to water vapor.
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| transpiration | The process that occurs when plants give off water vapor that enters the atmosphere.
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| condensation | The process that occurs when water vapor in the atmosphere cools and changes back into liquid water and forms clouds.
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| precipitation | The process that occurs when water returns to the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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| surface runoff | The process that occurs when precipitation falls on land, the soil becomes saturated and the water flows along the surface into a body of water.
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| infiltration | The process that occurs when precipitation falls on land and the water soaks into the soil.
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| permeability | Describes how well water can move through a soil material.
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| groundwater | Water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces.
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| pore space | The space between particles of soil.
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| porosity | A measure of the amount of pore space in soil material.
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| aquifer | An underground layer of permeable rock or materials (gravel, sand, sandstone, or cracked limestone).
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| watershed | A land area in which surface runoff drains into a river or a system of rivers and streams.
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| air pressure | A measure of the force of air pressing down on the Earth’s surface.
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| barometer | A weather instrument used to measure air pressure.
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| relative humidity | The percentage of moisture that air holds relative to the amount of moisture it could hold.
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| air mass | A large body of air with uniform properties throughout (temperature, humidity, and pressure).
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| cold front | A weather front that forms when a cold air mass meets and pushes under a warm air mass. Violent storms are associated with this type of front and fair, cool weather usually follows.
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| warm front | A weather front that forms when a mass of warm air overtakes a cold air mass and moves over it. Rain and showers usually accompany this type of front and hot, humid weather usually follows.
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| stationary front | A weather front that forms when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass and no movement occurs. This type of front can cause weather conditions that can last for days.
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| occluded front | A weather front that forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front, pushing the warm air upwards until cold air meets cool air. Less extreme weather occurs during this type of front.
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| weather | The daily condition of the Earth’s atmosphere.
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| isotherm | A line on a weather map that connects locations with the same temperature.
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| isobar | A line on a weather map that connects locations with the same air pressure.
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| climate | The general conditions of temperature and precipitation for an area over a long period of time.
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| absorption | The process of groundwater being drawn up by plant roots.
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