water cycle vocabulary. water cycle purpose of the cycle is to collect, purify, and distribute the...
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EVAPORATION The conversion of liquid water into water vapor.TRANSCRIPT
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WATER CYCLE
V O C A B U L A R Y
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WATER CYCLEPurpose of the cycle is to collect,
purify, and distribute the earth’s fixed supply of water.
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EVAPORATIONThe conversion of liquid water into
water vapor.
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TRANSPIRATIONEvaporation of water from the parts
of plants exposed to air.
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CONDENSATIONConversion of water vapor into
droplets of liquid or frozen water. Saturation point of air. Dew point – temp. when condensates.
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PRECIPITATIONRain, sleet, snow, hail, drizzle, etc.
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INFILTRATIONMovement of water into the soil.
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PERCOLATIONDownward flow of water through
soil and permeable rock formations to groundwater storage areas.
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GROUNDWATER-1/5 OF EARTH’S FRESH H2O Water that sinks into the soil and is
stored in slowly flowing and slowly renewed underground storage areas called aquifers.
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AQUIFER (2 TYPES)Groundwater storage areas
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RUNOFFDownslope surface movement of
water eventually making it back to the sea.
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WATER BUDGETDifference between precipitation
and evapotranspiration. What is left is available to us to use as runoff or groundwater. Can be surplus or deficit.
P = EVT + RO + GWC
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WATERSHED
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FLOODPLAINS
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DROUGHT