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The Water Cycle!
Science Vocabulary Ch. 9/Mrs.Woolsey/CLA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Water that has very little salt in it | fresh water |
| A huge sheet or block of moving ice | glacier |
| An underground supply of water | groundwater |
| The process by which water vapor changes into liquid water | condensation |
| The process by which liquid water changes into water vapor | evaporation |
| Rain, snow, sleet, or hail | precipitation |
| The movement of water from Earth's land, through rivers toward the ocean, to the air, and back to the land | water cycle |
| The air around Earth | atmosphere |
| A gas that all living things need, and that plants give off into the air. | oxygen |
| What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time | weather |
| The measure of how hot or cold something is | temperature |
| A weather instrument that measures wind speed | anemometer |