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Landforms and Water Resources
Term | Definition |
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continental shelf | plateau off of a continent that lies under the ocean and stretches for several miles |
trench | deep cut in the ocean floor |
groundwater | water that filters through the soil into the ground |
aquifer | underground layer of rock through which water flows |
water cycle | system in which water moves from the Earth to the air and back to the Earth |
evaporation | part of the water cycle; process by which water changes from liquid to gas |
condensation | part of the water cycle; process by which water changes from gas to liquid |
precipitation | part of the water cycle; process by which water falls to the Earth as, for example, rain or snow |
collection | part of the water cycle; process by which streams and rivers carry water that has fallen to the earth back to the oceans |
occur | to be found in |
define | to describe or establish |
availability | state of being easy or possible to get or use |