Topic 4: Earth's Water

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Water Cycle

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The continuous movement of water on Earth

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Evaporation

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The process of changing liquid water into water vapor

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Condensation

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The change from water vapor to liquid water

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Precipitation

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Water that falls as rain, snow, sleet or hail

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Glacier

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Slow moving body of ice on land

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Aquifer

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Underground water supply

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Reservoir

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Places to collect and store water

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Circulation

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Swirling motion (moves the ocean water around the globe)

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Tides

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Rising and falling patterns caused by the pull of gravity

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Salinity

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The amount of salt dissolved in water.