Water Cycle Review

Question 1

absorb

Answer 1

to take in or suck up

Question 2

atmosphere

Answer 2

the air all around the earth

Question 3

cloud

Answer 3

a mass of tiny water droplets suspended in the air

Question 4

condensation

Answer 4

gas to liquid

Question 5

collection

Answer 5

when precipitation falls from the sky and runoff carries from lakes, ponds, and the ocean

Question 6

estuary

Answer 6

an area where a river flows into an ocean creating a mix of saltwater and freshwater

Question 7

evaporation

Answer 7

liquid to gas

Question 8

freezing

Answer 8

liquid to solid

Question 9

glacier

Answer 9

huge, moving rivers of ice

Question 10

groundwater

Answer 10

water in the ground

Question 11

humidity

Answer 11

the measure of how much water is in the air

Question 12

iceberg

Answer 12

large chunks of ice floating in the ice

Question 13

ice cap

Answer 13

thick permanent sheets of ice that cover the north and south poles of the earth

Question 14

lake

Answer 14

a large body of water surrounded by land

Question 15

melting

Answer 15

solid to liquid

Question 16

ocean

Answer 16

the largest bodies of saltwater on earth

Question 17

percolation

Answer 17

the process when water is absorbed into the ground

Question 18

porous

Answer 18

filled with tiny spaces or openings that allow water to be absorbed

Question 19

precipitation

Answer 19

any form of water that falls out of the sky to the earth

Question 20

natural resource

Answer 20

a useful, tradable, or necessary material found in nature

Question 21

river

Answer 21

freshwater flowing in a channel (runoff)

Question 22

runoff

Answer 22

water that flows across the earth by gravity to collect in ponds, lakes, and oceans

Question 23

surface water

Answer 23

visible water on Earth’s surface

Question 24

transpiration

Answer 24

the process when water vapor is released into the atmosphere by plants leaves

Question 25

water cycle

Answer 25

the constant movement of water on Earth and in the atmosphere

Question 26

water table

Answer 26

the highest level of soil where the ground is filled with water

Question 27

water vapor

Answer 27

water in it’s gas state, it is invisible! If you can see it, it’s not vapor!