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Reservoir	Natural or man-made place where water is found. Ex. Lake, Cloud
Water System:	A series of reservoirs that are connected through the movement of water.
Model	Physical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes. Usually a diagram.
Precipitation	Water that falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet, etc.
Surface water:	Water located on the surface of the Earth such as lakes and streams.
Runoff	Water that drains over the surface of the Earth after falling as precipitation.
Infiltration	When water drains down into the ground/soil.
Groundwater	Water held underground in the soil or in the pores and crevices of rock.
Elevation	Height above or below a given location.
Gravity	The force that pulls things towards Earth.
Driver:	The source/force of energy that causes water to move.
When water drains down into the ground/soil.	small plots of plants and soil that soak up excess stormwater to prevent flooding
Watershed	An area of higher elevation land that dictates where surface water and groundwater drain.
Saturation	state of reaching maximum water content
Aquifer:	body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater
Evaporation	The process that causes a liquid to turn into a gas (particles are gaining energy)
Transpiration	The process that causes a liquid in plants to be released as a gas
Condensation	The process of a gas turning into liquid (particles losing energy)
Molecule	A group of atoms held together by a chemical bond.
State of Matter:	The form that matter can take on. Solid, liquid and gas.
Relative Spacing:	How close together or far apart molecules/atoms are.
Thermal Energy:	The total amount of energy carried by a system’s molecules. Also called “heat”.

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