Water cycle terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 evaporation | the process by which water changes from liquid form to an atmospheric gas |
| transpiration | the process by which water evaporates from a plant's leaves |
| condensation | the process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water |
| precipitation | The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
| infiltration | the movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces |
| percolation | The downward movement of water through soil and rock due to gravity. |
| surface run off | water flowing off the land into bodies of surface water (for example, lakes or rivers). |
| ground water | water found beneath Earth's surface in aquifers |
| absorption | the movement of water from soil into the roots of plants. |
| cloud formation | Water vapor condensing in the atmosphere around dust or ice particles |
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