Unit 4 Water and Air
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Aquifer | an underground layer of permeable rock that contains water
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| Atmosphere | the outer layer of gases of a large body in space
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| Biosphere | all living things on Earth, land, and water.
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| Cryosphere | the frozen layer of Earths surface
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| Condensation | the transfer of heat energy from one substance to another through contact (two objects touching)
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| Convection | the transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of heated gas or liquid in the Earth's mantel
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| Downwelling and Upwelling | when the water moves to different levels of depth due to surface currents
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| Evaporation | process by which liquid water turns to gas (water vapor)
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| Global Wind | wind belt that circles the Earth
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| Ground Water | the water beneath the surface of the ground (consisting mainly of surface water that has seeped down)
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| Hydrosphere | The water on or surrounding the Earth's surface (includes the water of the oceans and atmosphere)
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| Impermeable | Water can't pass through the substance
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| Lithosphere | The crust and upper mantel of the Earth
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| Ocean Current | A mass of moving ocean water
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| Permeability | the ability of water to pass through a porous rock or sediment
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| Pollution | the presence of harmful or poisonous substance in the enviorment
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| Precipitation | process by which water, in any form, falls from the atmosphere to Earth's surface
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| Radiation | energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves
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| Runoff | process of water flowing over the surface of the ground
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| Surface Water | water that collects on the surface of the ground
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| Transpiration | process of water evaporating through the leaves of plants
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| Watershed | The area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes (it collects to the same place)
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| Water Table | underground surface of soil or rock that is saturated with water
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