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weather week 3
Term | Definition |
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vapor | water in the gaseous state of matter |
condensation | o turn from a gas into a liquid. (Related word: condense) |
circulate | To move around |
water cycle | The continual movement of water between land, ocean, and the air. |
water vapor | The gaseous form of water; produced when water evaporates |
transpiration | The process in plants by which water is taken up by the roots and released as water vapor through stomata in the leaves. |
evaporation | The process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas. (Related word: evaporate) |
run-off | The draining away of water from the land’s surface into bodies of water. (examples: streams, rivers, lakes, oceans) |
ground water | Water stored below Earth’s surface soil and rock layers. (Water stored underground, not in a body of water) |
convection | The transfer of heat through a fluid |