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Flashcards by Nikki Azevedo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Nikki Azevedo
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Precipitation | Water falling from the sky (rain, sleet, snow, hail) |
| Groundwater | Water beneath the surface of the ground |
| Surface run-off | The flowing of water on the surface of the ground, down a slope |
| Infiltration | The process of water moving into or through a surface |
| Transpiration | The water within a plant is released into the atmosphere as vapour |
| The Hydrological Cycle | The movement of water betwen its different forms (solid, liquid, gas) |
| Percolation | The process by which water moves into under lying rocks |
| Saturated | When soil is full of water, no more can be absorbed by the soil so the water sits on top of the surface |
| Water table | The level below which the ground is saturated with water |
| Through/Stream Flow | The flow of rain water through the soil towards a river |
| Condensation | The process when a gas turns into a liquid. |
| Evaporation | The process when a liquid turns into a gas |
| Clouds | Visible water or ice in the atmosphere |
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