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| rapidity or speed of motion |
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| the movement of water within the hydrological cycle |
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| places where the water stops in the cycle |
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| the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil |
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| the process of changing from a gas to a liquid |
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| water absorbed by plants i.e. through the roots, evaporating into the atmosphere (usually through the leaves) |
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| the movement of water through the soil to a river channel |
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| refers to precipitation that does not reach the soil, but instead is taken up by leaves and branches of vegetation |
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| Surface run off/Overland flow |
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| occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water flows over the land |
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| the process of changing from a liquid to a gas |
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| water held in aquifiers below the water table |
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| the movement and filtering of fluids through porous materials, usually through the soil to the rock below |
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| an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock |
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