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Hydrologic Cycle
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Term | Definition |
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Aquifer | an underground layer of porous rock and/or sand that contains water |
Condensation | change from a gas to a liquid; forms clouds |
Evaporation | change from a liquid to a gas at temperatures below boiling |
Freezing | changing from a liquid to a solid |
Glacier | a large slow moving body of snow and ice |
Hail | frozen balls of ice that can be as large as grapefruit |
Melting | changing from a solid to a liquid |
Phase change | a change from one state of matter to another |
Precipitation | water that falls to Earth's surface |
Reservoir | a body of water |
Runoff | water that moves across the surface of land into streams or rivers; sources include heavy rain |
Sleet | frozen rain |
Transpiration | the release of water vapor from the leaves of plants |
Water cycle | the continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again |
Accumulation | the collection of precipitation into rivers, lakes, and oceans |
Sublimation | ice (solid) changing directly into water vapor (gas); skipping the liquid phase |
Atmosphere | a blanket of air that surrounds the Earth |
Infiltration | when surface water soaks into the soil |
cloud | a mass of water droplets in the air |
the sun | the source of energy that drives the water cycle |
water vapor | the gas form of water |