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Vocab 10/19
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water cycle | the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans(lakes). |
evaporation | the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor |
Transpiration | the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere |
condensation | the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water |
precipitation | any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface from the clouds. Includes rain, hail, sleet, and snow |
runoff | water that falls on Earth's surface and runs(flows) downhill into streams, lakes, or oceans |
percolation | the process by which water that falls on Earth's surface sinks into the ground and becomes groundwater |
desalination | the process of removing salt from ocean water to make it drinkable |