POST P3 Water Cycle/Groundwater

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What is an aquifer?

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A porous layer of rock underground that can store water.

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What source of energy drives the entire Water Cycle?

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Solar energy.

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What is precipitation?

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Water falling from the sky, due to gravity, which can be in liquid or ice form.

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What is porosity?

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The amount of air space between sediments.

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What is permeability?

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The ability of water to flow through sediments.

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Which shape of sediment is most permeable?

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Round.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is condensation?

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The process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water.

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What is transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.

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What is the water cycle?

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.