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Hydro Vocab Quiz Rev

Water Cycle and Properties terms for quiz

TermDefinition
adhesion water attracted to other surfaces; causes capillary action
cohesion water attracted to water; causes surface tension
hydrosphere all the water in and on the earth
polarity refers to the attracted ends of water molecules; positive ends attract to negative ends
permeable allows water and gas to flow through
high specific heat keeps water and gas from flowiing through
solvent part of a solution that does the dissolving
urban water cycle process by which humans extract, process, distribute, and consume water
intereption when precipitation doesn't reach the ground because leaves, buildings, and other objects get in the way
runoff water that flows downslope along a surface
precipitation condensed water moves from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere or to the solid earth
evaporation water moves from the hydrosphere or the solid earth up to the atmosphere
infiltration precipitation goes into the ground and becomes groundwater
percolation the rate that water runs through the ground
transpiration when plants absorb water and then release it back into the atmosphere through their leaves
condensation when water changes from a gas to a liquid. Energy must be removed from the water molecules. Results in increased air temperatures.
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