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Water Cycle 5th
Term | Definition |
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water cycle | movement of water on Earth between the air, land, and oceans |
precipitation | any form of water that falls from the sky/clouds; rain, sleet, snow, hail |
condensation | change from gas to liquid; water vapor forms small droplets of water |
evaporation | change from liquid into a gas; example: water vapor |
water vapor | gaseous state of water |
hydrosphere | water on or surrounding the surface of the globe (oceans, atmosphere) |
air mass | large body of air that has the same temperature and level of humidity |
humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
fog | cloudlike mass layer of water droplets near the surface |
transpiration | movement of water through a plant; roots to atmosphere |
saturation | WET!; cannot take on any more water |
runoff | rain lands on top of a mountain, travels down to lower ground, moves over and through rocks/soil, and joins a larger body of water to form rivers, lakes, streams, etc |
collection | water collecting in an area |