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water cycle
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evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, gravitational flow
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humidity
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amount of water vapor in the air
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adiabatic cooling
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warm rises from earth's surface because it is less dense. as it encounters lower atmospheric pressure at increasing altitudes warm air cools as it expands
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adiabatic warming
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cool air descends and is compressed by higher air pressure in lower atmosphere
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convection currents
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equator
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hadley cell
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system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating weather patterns
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infiltration
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precipitation soak into ground
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capillary water
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water held in soil in amound depending on water holding capacity of soil
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evapotranspiration
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evaporation and transpiration
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percolation
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infiltrating water that is not held in soil is called gravitational water because it trickles down through pores under pull of gravity
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changes to earth's surface
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land is changing pathway of water cycle is shifted from infiltration and groundwater recharge to runoff, so water runs into streams. can cause flood and get pollutants
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climate change
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earth's climate is warming, water cycle is being altered, warmer means more evaporation because evaporation increases with temperature. heavier precipitation and more floods, droughts
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atmospheric pollution
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more aerosol particles impact hydrologic cycle=suppress rainfall and atmospheric cleansing does not occur
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withdrawing water supplies
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we make use of surface and groundwater
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