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| thick sheet of ice covering a large area of land |
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| the upper area of groundwater |
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| the up and down movement of water |
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| a way of getting water into the soil by artificial means |
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| water stored in the cracks and spaces of underground rock |
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| Where is more freshwater found than in all of Earth's rivers and lakes? |
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| passing a liquid through materials that remove impurities |
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| tiny drops of condensed water in the atmosphere |
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| the rise and fall of ocean water levels that is effected by the pull of gravity between the moon, Earth, and Sun. |
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| water in the atmosphere that falls to Earth |
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| What happens when particles of water evaporate? |
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| The water particles absorb heat energy. |
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| Where is fresh water found? |
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| Fresh water is found in lakes, streams, and rivers, as well as in the gorund. |
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| An estuary is where fresh and salt water meet. |
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| Fixing leaky faucets and taking shorter showers are two methods of what? |
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| They are two methods of water conservation. |
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| What are the main sources of pollution? |
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| The main sources of pollution are waste from indstries, farming, and humans. |
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| What are the four types of precipitation? |
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| Four types of precipitation are rain, sleet, snow, and hail. |
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| Where must the bottom of a well be for it to produce water? |
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| For a well to produce water, its bottom must be below the water table. |
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| Name the parts of the water cycle and what happens in each stage. |
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| The sun's energy causes water to turn from a liquid to a gas which is evaporation, then the water vapor loses heat turning back into a liquid causing condensation, creating clouds, and then the droplets become too heavy and gravity pulls them back to the ground which is called precipitation. |
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| What causes a beach to be smaller? |
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| WAter moves against the shore and wears away the land, carrying out into the water, causing erosion. |
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