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Vocabulary 3.1 (oa)
Science Vocabulary 3.1 (oa)
Term | Definition |
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water cycle | The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back. |
evaporation | A process at which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state. |
condensation | Water vapor cools and becomes a liquid. |
precipitation | When water in the form of ice, rain, sleet, hail, or snow, falls to Earth. |
transpiration | The water that plants give off as part of their respiratory process (they "breathe" in carbon dioxide and "breathe" out oxygen - in this process, they also make water). |
runoff | When precipitation hits the ground, it is either absorbed, or it flows over the surface of the Earth. |
water vapor | Water in its gas form. |
groundwater | Water that is in the ground. |
climate graph | Consists of two Y axis's and an x axis. |
yearly seasons | Winter, Summer, Autumn and Spring |