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the tendency of dissimilar particles, molecules, or surfaces to cling to one another
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Action the spontaneous flow of a liquid through narrow spaces or porous materials without the help of external forces like gravity
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the attractive force that causes molecules of the same substance to stick together
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the scientific process where a gas or vapor loses thermal energy and changes into a liquid
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reefs large underwater ridge structures built from the calcium carbonate skeletons of tiny marine colonial animals called coral polyps
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Ocean Currents continuous, directed movements of seawater flowing far below the surface along the ocean floor, driven primarily by differences in water density rather than by winds
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the scientific and industrial process of removing dissolved salts and minerals from seawater or brackish water to produce safe, fresh water
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the process where a liquid changes into a gas at temperatures below its boiling point
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the combined process of water moving from the Earth's land surface into the atmosphere through evaporation and plant transpiration
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Conveyer Belt a continuous, worldwide system of deep and surface ocean currents driven by differences in water temperature and salinity
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the rate at which a physical or chemical property changes value over a given distance or time
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water that fills the open spaces, cracks, and pores in underground soil, sand, and rock
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Flow the slow movement of water through the pore spaces, fractures, and saturated geologic media beneath the Earth's surface
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measures how easily a material allows something—such as a fluid, gas, or magnetic field—to pass or flow through it
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a measure of the empty, open spaces—called pores or voids—inside a solid material
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any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to Earth's surface
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Monsoon a large-scale shift in the direction of prevailing winds that leads to distinct wet and dry periods in tropical and subtropical regions
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Ocean Currents continuous, large-scale horizontal movements of seawater in the upper layer of the ocean
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Runoff the flow of water from rain, snowmelt, or other sources across the land surface when the water can no longer soak into the ground fast enough
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the process where water moves through a plant and evaporates as water vapor into the air from tiny pores in its leaves called stomata
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a freshwater stream or river that flows into a larger body of water
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cycle the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth
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table the underground boundary where the saturated zone (where water fills all gaps in soil and rock) meets the unsaturated zone
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an area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and surface runoff downhill into a common body of water, such as a stream, river, lake, or ocean
