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Science Q3 Sief p2
Term | Definition |
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Water cycle | The process by which water moves above, across, and through Earth's crust and ecosystems |
Evaporation | The process by which a liquid changes into a gas |
Condensation | The process by which water vapor changes into liquid water |
Precipitation | Solid or liquid water that falls from the air to Earth |
Ground water | Water located within the gaps and pores in rocks below Earth's surface |
Continental shelf | A gradually sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of continental crust |
Continental slope | The border between continental crust and oceanic crust where the ocean floor drops in depth |
Abyssal plain | The vast floor of the deep ocean |
Current | A steady stream-like movement of matter in one direction |