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Earth's Water
G5 Realize Vocabulary T2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| water cycle | the pattern of water moving on earth from the ocean, to the sky, to rain, to a river, and back to the ocean |
| evaporation | the process where a substance warms and changes from a liquid into a gas |
| condensation | the process where a gas cools and becomes a liquid |
| precipitation | water in the atmosphere that falls to earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail |
| cycle | a series of events that repeats itself* |
| glacier | snow and ice gathered in one area over many years |
| aquifer | large supplies of underground water |
| reservoir | a place to store water made by humans |
| distribution | how something is spread out |
| circulation (water) | a swirling movement that moves ocean water around the globe |
| tides | a pattern of rising and falling movement in the ocean caused by gravity |
| salinity | the amount of salt in water |
| primary | the original or most important part* |