water cycle Flashcards
Absorb
take in or suck up
atmosphere
air around the earth
cloud
a mass of tiny water droplets
condensation
gas to water
collection
when precipitation gets evaporates
Astuary
fresh water hits salt water
Evaporation
liquid to gas
Freezing
liquid to solid
Glacier
river floating on water
ground water
water in ground
humidity
how much water in air
ice burg
chunks of ice on the ocean
ice cap
thick permanent sheets
lake
water surrounded by land
melting
solid to liquid
ocean
big salt water body
percolation
water soaks in ground
porous
tiny spaces absorbed
precipitation
stuff that falls from a cloud
natural resource
a material in the nature
river
fresh water
run off
water falling from height
surface water
visible water
transpiration
plants releasing water