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Watershed/Wetlands
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| evaporation | evaporation is the process of a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/ or pressure. |
| condensation | water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it |
| precipitation | is rain, snow, sleet, or hail-any kind of weather condition where something is falling from the sky |
| transpiration | is the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves |
| runoff | the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure. |
| groundwater | water that collects or flows beneath the earth's surface, filling the porous spaces in soil, sediment and rocks. Groundwater originates in from rain and melting snow |
| source | obtained from a particular source |
| mouth | the outfall at the lower end of a river or stream, where flowing water is discharged |
| velocity | is a physical vector quantity, both magnitude and direction are needed to define it. The scalar absolute value (magnitude) of velocity is called "speed." |
| bed load | particles in a flowing fluid, that are transported along the bed. Bed load is complementary to suspend the load and wash load. Bed load moves by rolling, sliding, and or saltating |
| tributaries | stream that flows into a larger body |
| tophography | the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area |
| gradient | the degree to which something declines |
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