water cycle Flashcards
absorb
to take up or suck up
atmosphere
the air all around the earth
cloud
a mass of tiny water droplets
condensation
the process when gas changes to a liquid
collection
water gathers lakes and oceans
estuary
an area where a river flows into an ocean creating a mix
saltwater and fresh water
evaporation
the process when a liquid changes to a gas heat loss
freezing
the process when a liquid changes to a solid
glacier
huge moving rivers of ice
groundwater
water in the ground
humidity
the measure of how much water is in the air
ice berg
large chunks of ice floating in the ocean
ice cap
thick large sheets of ice that cover the north and south
pole
lake
a large body of water surrounded by land
melting
the process when a solid turns to a liquid heat gain
ocean
the largest bodies of salt water on earth
percolation
the process when water is obsorbed into the ground
porous
filled with tiny space or opening that allow water
to be obsorbed
precipitation
any form of water that falls from the sky to the earth
rain snow hail etc
natural resource
a useful tradable or neces scary material found in
nature
river
fresh water flowing in a channel runoff
runoff
water that flows across the earth by gravity to
collectin ponds lakes and oceans
surface water
visible water on earths surface lakes river streams
transpiration
the process when water vapor is released into
the atmosphere by plants leaves
water cycle
the constant movement of water on earth and in
the atomsphere
water table
the highest levelof soil where the ground is filled
with water
water vaper
water in its gas state it is invisible if you can see it
its not vaper
