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Science Vocab
Science vocab 3.1
Term | Definition |
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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 |