Flash Cards - Water Cycle/ Earth's Water

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A measure of open spaces between grains in soil or rock.

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Porosity

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All the water on Earth.

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Hydrosphere

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a body of water that flows within a channel; this could be called a brook, a creek, or a river depending on its size.

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stream

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Biosphere

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Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere.

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

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Water Cycle (Hydrologic Cycle)

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Infiltration

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The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil and soaks down through.

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A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of algae, which kills the plants and feeds bacteria.

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Eutrophication

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A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

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Atmosphere

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A large, deep body of water surrounded by land

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lake

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a body of water, usually shallower and smaller than a lake.

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pond