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208 Water Cycle
Term | Definition |
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water cycle - | The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation AKA the hydrologic cycle |
Evaporation - | when liquid water becomes water vapor, a gas |
condensation - | when water vapor form droplets of liquid water this forms clouds |
Precipitation - | rain, snow, sleet, or hail water falling from the atmosphere to the earth's surface |
runoff - | Water that moves across the land surface and into streams and rivers |
percolation - | The downward movement of water through soil and rock due to gravity. |
transpiration - | Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |