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Evaporation/transpiration, condensation, precipitation
Definitions - Water Cycle - Movement of water from one part of the hydrosphere to another Evaporation - The rising of water from a liquid to a gas Transpiration - Release of water vapor as a product of photosynthesis Evapotranspiration - When precipitation goes back into the atmosphere (50%) Precipitation - Movement of water from the atmosphere to earth's surface Condensation - Change of water vapor to liquid due to cooling of air Infiltration - Downward movement of surface water into the ground. (gravity) Runoff - surface flow that enters the lakes and rivers (32%) Water Table - Boundary between dry soil and saturated soil Groundwater - Water that has infiltrated the ground As Explained by Michael Weiss |
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