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| the continuous movement of water on earth |
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| the process of changing liquid water into water vapor |
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| the change from water vapor to liquid water |
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| water that falls as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
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| a slowly moving body of ice on land |
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| underground water supplies |
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| places to collect and store water |
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| rising and falling patterns caused by the pull of gravity |
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| the amount of salt dissolved in water |
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| Why is Earth’s water called the water planet? |
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| Because water is everywhere on the planet |
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| Water is found in the air and underground |
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| What is the difference between water vapor and steam? |
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| Water vapor is at the same temperature as the air around it. Steam is above the airs temperature |
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| a series of events or processes that repeat |
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| They form from accumulating snow over a long period of time. |
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| Do glaciers move? Explain |
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| yes, melting water helps glacier slide and move |
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| Where do you find glaciers? |
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| In Antarctica and other areas where snow accumulates |
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| How do glaciers cause erosion? |
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| water from the bottom layer seeps in the cracks of the earth where it freezes and expands loosing rocks and boulders from the earths surface these rocks are dragged along the glaciers path |
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| Why is groundwater so important to humans? |
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| Because ground water makes our lives possible, it helps grow the food we eat |
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| If more than half of Earth is covered with water, why is freshwater so limited? |
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| Most of the earths water is ocean water, most freshwater is unavailable. |
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| freshwater sources that are included in surface water |
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| rivers, swamps and marches, atmosphere, lakes |
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| its water cycle links to all freshwater bodies |
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| water temperature in polar ocean |
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| move water along the surface and beneath the ocean. |
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| water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
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