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Water Cycle & Earth Science
Question | Answer |
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When water turns to a gas | evaporation |
When gas turns back into a liquid | condensation |
Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices of rock | ground water |
An interval of time during which a sequence of recurring successions of events takes place | 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 | water cycle |
The process when a plant absorbs water through the roots and then gives off water vapor through the pores of the leaves | transpiration |
The draining away of water carried from the surface | runoff |
To spin or make a circular motion on its own axis | rotation/rotate |
To go all the way around | revolution/revolve |
Resources that CAN be replaced in a short amount of time. (Soil, sun, crops, people, plants, trees, air, animals and water | renewable resources |
Resources that CANNOT be replaced quickly. Takes millions of years. (Coal, oil, natural gas, silver, gold, diamonds, aluminum and gems) | nonrenewable resources |
Made from crops and can be used as an alternative resource like ethanol for our cars | biofuels |
The wise use and protection of natural resources | conservation |
Converting waste into reusable materials | recycle |
The general weather over a long period of time | climate |
The day to day conditions of our atmosphere that can change in an instant | weather |
The amount of moisture in the air | humidity |
Rain, snow, sleet, hail or fog | precipitation |
The gradual gathering or rain or snow | accumulation |
When the temperature drops to 0 degrees Celsius | freezing |
Earthquake, landslide, hurricane, tsunami and volcano | rapid changes to the Earth's surface |
Weathering, erosion and deposition | slow changes to the Earth's surface |