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Science Vocab
Science vocab 3.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Evaporation | Process whereby the heat of the sun changes water on Earths surface from a liquid to a gas |
| Condensation | Return of water vapor to a liquid state by cooling |
| precipitation | Liquid or a solid water that falls from clouds to earth |
| Transpiration | Release of water vapor from plants laves into the air |
| Runoff | Precipitation that runs off the ground |
| Groundwater | Water from rain and melting snow that seeps into the ground and is stored beneath Earths surface |
| Source | place where a stream or river begins |
| Mouth | place where a stream or river ends by flowing into another body of water |
| Velocity | distance water flows during some period of time, such as meters per second or feet per second |
| Bed Load | Sediment carried along the bottom of the channel of a stream or river |
| Tributaries | feeder streams |
| Topography | physical characteristics of the land |
| Gradient | slope of a river channel |