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Water Cycle 5th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| water cycle | movement of water on Earth between the air, land, and oceans |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from the sky/clouds; rain, sleet, snow, hail |
| condensation | change from gas to liquid; water vapor forms small droplets of water |
| evaporation | change from liquid into a gas; example: water vapor |
| water vapor | gaseous state of water |
| hydrosphere | water on or surrounding the surface of the globe (oceans, atmosphere) |
| air mass | large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity |
| humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
| fog | cloudlike mass layer of water droplets near the surface |
| transpiration | movement of water through a plant; roots to atmosphere |
| saturation | WET!; cannot take on any more water |
| runoff | rain lands on top of a mountain, travels down to lower ground, moves over and through rocks/soil, and joins a larger body of water to form rivers, lakes, streams, etc |
| collection | water collecting in an area |