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Earth's Waters, Chapter 1: Earth, The Water Planet

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capillary action The combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of surrounding materials.
condensation The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
evaporation The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state.
groundwater Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.
habitat The place where an organism lives and that provides the things it needs to survive.
irrigation The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
photosynthesis The process by which plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food.
polar molecule A molecule that has electrically charged areas.
precipitation Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
solution A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.
solvent A substance that dissolves another substance, forming a solution.
specific heat The amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a certain mass of substance by 1 degree Celsius.
state A form of matter, solid, liquid, gas.
surface tension The tightness across the surface of water that is caused by the polar molecule pulling on each other.
transpiration The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.
water cycle The continuous process by which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment.
water vapor The invisible, gaseous form of water.
Created by: KDonnelly1976
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