the direct transition of water from a solid (ice or snow) to a gaseous state (water vapor) without passing through a liquid phase

the process where solar energy heats liquid water in oceans, lakes, and rivers, breaking molecular bonds to turn it into water vapor (gas)

the direct phase change of water vapor (gas) into ice (solid), bypassing the liquid phase

as earth spins wind in both hemispheres curves

the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through tiny pores (stomata) in their leaves and stems

water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds

the portion of precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation water that moves across the land surface into streams, rivers, and oceans because the soil is saturated, impervious, or unable to absorb the water

horizontal, wind-driven movements of ocean water in the top 50–100 meters

slow, dense-water movements below 100 meters, driven by temperature (cold) and salinity (saltiness) differences rather than wind

the process where water—in liquid or solid form, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail—falls from the atmosphere back to Earth’s surface

the downward, gravity-driven movement of water through soil and permeable rock, recharging groundwater aquifers

the process where water gathers in large bodies—such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and underground aquifers—after falling as precipitation

the crucial process where precipitation or surface water soaks into the soil and rock, replenishing groundwater and soil moisture

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water cycle 26

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sublimaition	the direct transition of water from a solid (ice or snow) to a gaseous state (water vapor) without passing through a liquid phase
evaporaition	the process where solar energy heats liquid water in oceans, lakes, and rivers, breaking molecular bonds to turn it into water vapor (gas)

deposition	the direct phase change of water vapor (gas) into ice (solid), bypassing the liquid phase
coriolisis effect	as earth spins wind in both hemispheres curves
convection	cool dense air
transpiration	the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through tiny pores (stomata) in their leaves and stems
condesaition	water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming clouds
run off	the portion of precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation water that moves across the land surface into streams, rivers, and oceans because the soil is saturated, impervious, or unable to absorb the water
surface currents	horizontal, wind-driven movements of ocean water in the top 50–100 meters
deep currents	slow, dense-water movements below 100 meters, driven by temperature (cold) and salinity (saltiness) differences rather than wind
precipitaition	the process where water—in liquid or solid form, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail—falls from the atmosphere back to Earth’s surface
percolaition	the downward, gravity-driven movement of water through soil and permeable rock, recharging groundwater aquifers
accumulation	the process where water gathers in large bodies—such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and underground aquifers—after falling as precipitation
infilltration	the crucial process where precipitation or surface water soaks into the soil and rock, replenishing groundwater and soil moisture

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