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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Evapotranspiration

Back (Answer)

Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil

#2
Front (Question)

Canopy interception

Back (Answer)

The precipitation that is intercepted by plant foliage and eventually of operates back to the atmosphere rather than falling to the ground

#3
Front (Question)

Snowmelt

Back (Answer)

The run off produced by melting snow

#4
Front (Question)

Runoff

Back (Answer)

The variety of ways by which water moves across the land. Includes surface and channel run off

#5
Front (Question)

Percolation

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The movement of rainwater as it filters through soil and rocks into the ground, becoming groundwater

#6
Front (Question)

Subsurface flow

Back (Answer)

The flow of water underground, in the vadose zone and aquifers

#7
Front (Question)

Sublimation

Back (Answer)

This date change where solid (ice or snow) changes directly to gas water (vapor)

#8
Front (Question)

Condensation

Back (Answer)

The transformation of water vapor to liquid water droplets in the air, producing clouds and fog

#9
Front (Question)

Differential heating

Back (Answer)

Motive force behind land breezes and sea breezes

#10
Front (Question)

Valley breezes

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There is temperature inequality between a mountain and a valley Air rises off of the slopes out of the valleys to replace it Upslope wind

#11
Front (Question)

Mountain breezes

Back (Answer)

Occur as valleys radiate heat Cooled peaks transport air into the valley

#12
Front (Question)

El Nino

Back (Answer)

Sea surface temperature abnormal in the Pacific Warm current replace is cold surface water of Humboldt Current

#13
Front (Question)

La Niña

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Unusually cold temperatures in eastern Pacific Atlantic tropical cyclone is enhanced

#14
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Estuary

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A coastal body of water, partly surrounded by land with access to the open ocean and large supply of fresh water from the river

#15
Front (Question)

Semidiurnal tides

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Two low tides and two high tides daily

#16
Front (Question)

Diurnal tides

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One high tide, one low daily

#17
Front (Question)

Tide at new/full moon

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Tides range is at a maximum, spring tide

#18
Front (Question)

Tied at first and third quarter moon

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Neat Tide, sun and moon separated at 90° (from earth view), sun canceled moon, lowest range

#19
Front (Question)

Kilo

Back (Answer)

Metric system 1000

#20
Front (Question)

Mili

Back (Answer)

Metric system 1/1000

#21
Front (Question)

Length measurement in metric system

Back (Answer)

Meter

#22
Front (Question)

Volume measurement in metric system

Back (Answer)

Liter

#23
Front (Question)

Mass measurement in metric system

Back (Answer)

Gram

#24
Front (Question)

Key points of Origin of Species

Back (Answer)

– Survival of fittest - natural selection – evolution of species overtime – genetic variation through geographic isolation