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Infiltration
This is the process of when the water hits the ground and soaks into the soil/earth.
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Evaporation
Evaporation the when a liquid is turned into a gas when heated.
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Condensation
This is water droplets forming on a cold surface when humid air is contacted with it.
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Evapotranspiration
The process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants.
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Permeable rocks
A rock that can absorb amounts of water through cracks and joints.
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Impermeable rocks
It is a rock that does not let water or any liquid pass through.
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Aquifer
A permeable rock which store and transfers water. Useful when underlaid by the impermeable rock, to trap the water and allow it to be trapped.
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Percolation
This is a process when the liquid slowly through a filter.
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Evaporation

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Evaporation the when a liquid is turned into a gas when heated.

Card 3

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Condensation

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Card 4

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Evapotranspiration

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Card 5

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Permeable rocks

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