Water Cycle Review Flashcards
Absorb
To suck up liquid.
Atmosphere
The air all around us.
Cloud
Tiny water droplets in the air.
Condensation
Gas to a liquid.
Collection
When precipitation falls.
Estuary
When fresh water and salt water meet.
Evaporation
Liquid to gas.
Freezing
Liquid to solid.
Glacier
Huge, moving rivers of ice.
Groundwater
Water in the ground.
Humidity
The measure of how much water is in the air.
Iceberg
Large chunks of ice in the ocean.
Icecap
Thick sheets of ice that cover the north and south poles of the Earth.
Lake
Large bodies of water surrounded by land.
Melting
Solid to liquid.
Ocean
The largest bodies of salt water.
Percolation
When water is sucked into the ground.
Poraus
Filled with tiny spaces or openings that allow water to be absorbed.
Precipitation
When different kinds of water falls from the sky.
Natural Resource
A useful tradable or necessary material found in nature
River
Fresh water flowing in a channel.
Runoff
Water that flows across the earth by gravity.
Surface water
Visible water on earths surface.
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 atmosphere.
Water table
The highest level of soil where the ground is filled with water.
Water vapor
Water in its gas state.
