| A | B |
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| irrigation | The process of transporting water to areas by means of pipelines, ditches, and canals. |
| evaporation | Water turns from liquid to gas into the atmosphere. |
| transpiration | The loss of water into the air from plants. |
| condensation | Water turns from gas back into liquid droplets. |
| precipitation | Water droplets falling back to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow. |
| lake | Water collecting from rivers into depressed areas of the earth, completely sorrounded by land. |
| headwaters | Where water first atarts to run off as streams and eventually into rivers. |
| tributary | Smaller streams and rivers that feed into larger rivers. |
| watershed | An area that drains water into a river or river system. |
| wetlands | Low or flat areas that hold water for at least most of the year. |
| estuary | Semi-enclosed inlets or bays where freshwater from rivers and saltwater from oceans, seas, and gulfs meet. |
| hydrelectricity | Power made by water-driven turbines at dams. |
| hydrologic cycle | All the water within the hydrosphere circulating through te air, land, and underground. |
| Total percentage of Water being Oceans | 97% |
| Total Percent of Water in Polar Ice Caps | 2% |
| Total Percent of Freshwater | 1% |
| Amount of Earths Surface covered by water | 75% |
| Water Table | The top of the saturated areas underground |
| Evapotransporation | The measure of total loss of water from the surface into the air. |
| The cause of the Hydrologic Cycle | Solar Energy |
