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