Surface Processes Flashcards
Accumulation
Gather Together
Condensation
when gas transforms into a liquid
Evaporation
When liquid transforms into a gas
Expansion
Gets bigger
Gas
Particles with little attractive force between them, expands into whatever space it occupies
groundwater
water that has soaked through the soil and stays underneath the soil
Infiltration
Water moving from above ground into the soil
liquid
No definite shape, but definite volume
Molecule
2 or more atoms bonded together to form a chemical
Percolation
Water moving through a filter
percipitation
water condenses in the atmosphere and falls to the ground (rain,hail,snow, etc)
Run-off
Draining water away from the surface
Solid
Fixed in shape
sublimation
solid to gas
transporation
water moving through a plant and then evaporates out of leaves, stems, flowers, etc.