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Water World - Hydrological Cyle Key Terms
Cards in this deck (13)
- 1PrecipitationWater falling from the sky (rain, sleet, snow, hail)
- 2GroundwaterWater beneath the surface of the ground
- 3Surface run-offThe flowing of water on the surface of the ground, down a slope
- 4InfiltrationThe process of water moving into or through a surface
- 5TranspirationThe water within a plant is released into the atmosphere as vapour
- 6The Hydrological CycleThe movement of water betwen its different forms (solid, liquid, gas)
- 7PercolationThe process by which water moves into under lying rocks
- 8SaturatedWhen soil is full of water, no more can be absorbed by the soil so the water sits on top of the surface
- 9Water tableThe level below which the ground is saturated with water
- 10Through/Stream FlowThe flow of rain water through the soil towards a river
- 11CondensationThe process when a gas turns into a liquid.
- 12EvaporationThe process when a liquid turns into a gas
- 13CloudsVisible water or ice in the atmosphere
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- Flash cards for basic terminology needed to understand the hydrological cycle
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- Nikki Azevedo · Dec 2015
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- Feb 21, 2017
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