The Water Cycle Flashcards
absorb
to take in or suck up
atmosphere
The air all around the earth.
cloud
a mass of tiny ice crystals or tiny water droplets suspended in the air.
condensation
the prosses when a gas turns into a liquid
collection
when precipition falls from the sky and run-off carries it to lakes ponds and the oceans.The natural prosses of gathering water
estuary
an area where a river flows into a ocean creating a mix of fresh water and salt water
evaporation
the process when a liquid turns into a gas
freezing
the process when a liquid turns into a solid
Glacier
huge moving rivers of ice
ground water
water in the ground
humidity
the measurement of how much water in the atmosphere
iceburg
large chunks of ice in the ocean
ice cap
thick (mostly) permanent sheets of ice that covers the north and south pole
Lake
A large body of water covered by land
melting
the process when a solid turns into a liquid
Ocean
The largest body of water of saltwater on earth
percolation
the process when water is sucked in to the ground
porous
filled with tiny spaces that allow water to get absorb
precipitation
The process when a gas changes into a liquid
Natural resource
A useful tradeable or necessary material
river
fresh water flowing in a channel
run-off
water that flows across the earth by gravity to collect in to, lakes, ponds, creeks, and oceans
surface water
visible water on earth’s surface
transpiration
the process when water vapor is Released into the atmosphere
