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8E 1.1 Water Cycle vocabulary

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water cyclethe moverment of water between the atmosphere and the earth's surface
evaporationchanging form a liquid to a gas
condensationchanging from a gas to a liquid
precipitationmoisture that falls to the earth from the atmosphere
transpirationprocess in which water moves from the inside of leaves to the outside
infiltrationthe seepage of water into soil or rock
sublimationa change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
groundwaterwater that sinks into the ground
drainage basin or watersheda land area that drains into a river swamp, march, ocean
runoffwater that runs over the earth's surface and flows into streams
tributaryriver that joins another river of equal or greater size
canopy interceptionPrecipitation caught by trees
infiltrationwater moving into the ground
percolationwater moving through the cround
crystalizationwater vapor turning into snow flakes
collectionwhat happens to water after precipitation and before evaporation


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