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Earth's Water System
Water on earth, how humans impact it, effects of the hydrophere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| glacier | a large sheet of ice that moves slowly across land |
| groundwater | water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks |
| ice caps | a covering of ice over a large area such as in the polar regions |
| reservoir | an artificial lake built for storage of water |
| storage | the process of water being stored on Earth's surface in the ground or as a water feature |
| algal bloom | a sometimes harmful rapid increase in the amount of algae found in water |
| acid rain | harmful rain caused by the burning of fossil fuels |
| conservation | the act of saving, protecting or using resources wisely |
| deposition | the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock |
| erosion | the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another |
| floodplain | land near a body of water that is likely to flood |
| evaporation | a process through which water changes from a liquid to a gas |
| condensation | a process through which water changes from a gas to a liquid |
| precipitation | water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow |
| runoff | excess water that flows over Earth's surface from a storm or flood |
| transpiration | the release of water vapor through the stomata of a plant |
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