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Ch3Lesson1
5th grade Science Vocab
Question | Answer |
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movement of water between Earth's surface and the air, changing from liquid to gas to liquid | water cycle |
the changing of a gas into a liquid | condensation |
precipitation that flows across the land's surface and is not absorbed will flow into rivers, lakes, and streams | runoff |
the changing of a liquid into a gass | evaporation |
any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, such as rain, sleet, snow, or hail | precipitation |
an area from which water is drained | watershed |
water that settles underground | ground water |
the continuous exchange of carbon among living things | carbon cycle |
the continuous trapping of nitrogen gas into compounds in the soil and its return to the air | nitrogen cycle |
is a mixture of dead organic material that can be used as fertilizer | compost |
the food making process in green plants that uses sunlight | photosynthesis |