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TermDefinition
Evaporation When water turns into a gas
Condensation When gas turns back into a liquid
Ground Water Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices of rock
Water Cycle The cycles of processes by which water circulates between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere and land involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
Transpiration The process when a plant absorbs water through the roots and then gives off water vapor through the pores in the leaves
Runoff The draining away of water carried from the surface
Ocean 70% of the Earth's surface is covered in water. Of that 70%: 97% is salt water and only 3% of all Earth's water is fresh water. BUT... 2% is frozen water and 1% is our fresh water we can drink.
Rain Gauge Tool that measures the accumulation of precipitation
Anemometer Scientific tool that measures wind speed
Wind Vane/Wind Sock Devices that measure the direction of the wind
Barometer A device that measures the air pressure (barometric pressure)
Hygrometer A device that measures the humidity
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