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| all of the water on the earth |
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| How much of earth is covered in water |
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| glaciers with fresh water |
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| lakes, rivers, pond (etc) |
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| circular movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere and land surface |
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phase change form liquid water to gas water
(caused by radiant energy from sun) |
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makes up 4% of atmosphere
warm areas have more water vapor
cooler areas have less water vapor |
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| phase change form gas to liquid |
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| water vapor spends ______ in atmosphere before condensation happends |
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| when water from the sky fall to land |
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| Water can do 1 of 5 things after falling to the earth |
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- collect on bodies of water
- collect as snow and ice to form glaciers (water can be stored for thousands of years)
- runoff
- absorption into plants
- Inflitration
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| rain or melting snow is driven by force of gravity to collect in streams and rivers finding their way to ocean |
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| plants take water in through there roots |
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| water enters plant through roots and evaporates through leaves |
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| movement of water into soil |
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| water that infiltrates the ground, greater in volume then all lakes and rivers |
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pore size, amount of water
smaller pore size, slower infiltration
more water contained in pore spaces, slower ifiltration |
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| 2 forces that drive water cycle |
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