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What 2 processes in the water cycle are caused by the sun?
Evaporation & Evapotranspiration
Name one of the 3 processes in the water cycle that is caused by gravity?
Runoff, Infiltration & Precipitation
List the 4 Different Types of places that water is stored.
1. Oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.; 2. Atmosphere; 3. Ice; 4. Groundwater
What is an aquifer?
A place where groundwater is stored underground
What is a watershed?
An area of land where all of the water that fall drains into the same place.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
The sun
What is another name for the water cycle?
The Hydrologic Cycle
What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What is it called when snow and ice change into water vapor without first changing into water?
Sublimation
What is evapotranspiration?
Water moving from plants or ground surface to the atomosphere
What is called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What is preciptiation?
Water released from the clouds as ice, snow or rain
What is called when water moves into the gound and/or into porous rock?
Infiltration
What is called when water does not evaporate or get absorbed intp the soil?
Runoff
What is condensation?
Water vapor changes into liquid water.
How does water move around the planet?
In the atmosphere, through condensation and precipitation
