Water Cycle Voc. Words

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Precipitation

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

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Reservoir

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A lake that stores water for human use.

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Runoff

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Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.

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Transpiration

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Loss of water from a plant through its leaves.

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Tributary

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A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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Water cycle

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.

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Watershed

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The land area that supplies water to a river system.

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Wetland

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A land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year.

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Divide

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A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another.

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Groundwater

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Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.