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Water Cycle
Term | Definition |
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Evaporation | The changing of liquid to water vapor |
Condensation | The changing of water vapor to liquid |
Precipitation | Forms of water vapor that are heavy enough to fall to the Earth's surface such as rain, snow, sleet, and hail. |
Lake | A body of water larger that a pond and too deep in parts for rooted plants to live |
River | A natural stream of water larger than a creek and emptying into an ocean, lake, or another river |
Ocean | The bodies of salt water that cover nearly three-fourths (75%) of the surface of the Earth |
Groundwater | Water found below the surface of the Earth |
Runoff | Water that flows on the surface or through the ground into streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans |
Transpiration | The evaporation of water from the leaves of plants |
Crystallization | The changing of water vapor into ice crystals |