water cycle
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Created by:
cdollard on October 13, 2009
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MPCDS 6th Grade, Metairie Park Country Day study group, MPCDS, MPCDS group (study buddies)
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 evaporation | molecules changing from liquid to gas |
| condensation | molecules changing from gas to liquid |
| precipitation | liquid water falling from atmosphere to earth's surface, aka rain |
| surface run-off | water traveling on top of the soil from higher to lower elevations.. |
| subsurface run-off | water traveling under the soil from higher to lower elevation |
| erosion | during run-off when soil is carried away with the water |
| transpiration | water evaporating from the leaves of a tree into the atmosphere |
| adhesion | water molecules "sticking" to other substances by hydrogen bonds |
| cohesion | water molecules "sticking" to each other with hydrogen bonds |
| accumulation | water gathering into one source |
| watershed | an area of land in which all of the run-off accumulates in one water source like a river or lake |
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