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water cycle terms
these are the vocabulary for the water cycle terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| runoff | water flowing downslope along the surface |
| Precipitation | water moves from the atmosphere down to the hydrosphere or the solid earth |
| Evaporation | water is moving from the solid earth or the hydrosphere up to the atmosphere |
| Infiltration | when precipitation goes into the ground and becomes groundwater |
| percolation | the rate water moves through the ground |
| Transpiration | when plants absorb water then release it back into the atmosphere |
| condensation | when water changes from a gas to a liquid, it requires energy to be removed form the water molecules resulting in the increased temperature of the (the air) |