Topic 4 vocabulary review

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The process of changing liquid water into water vapor?

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Evaporation

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A slowly moving body of ice on land.

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Glacier

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The amount of salt dissolved in water; measured in parts per thousand (ppt).

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Salinity

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A collection (run off) is?

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Water moving downhill usually into streams and rivers which flow to lakes or oceans.

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What is precipitation?

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Water that falls from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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What is condensation?

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The process of water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water.

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land that drains rainwater into a particular stream, river, or lake.

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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.

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What is groundwater?

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Water that is stored underground in soil and rock layers.

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What is a river delta?

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A landform created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.