Water cycle/waste water

Question 1

Evaporation

Answer 1

The process where liquid water changes into water vapor. (gas)

Question 2

Condensation

Answer 2

The process where water vapor (gas) changes into water vapor. (liquid)

Question 3

Plant uptake

Answer 3

Water taken from the groundwater flow and soil moisture

Question 4

Transpiration

Answer 4

Evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into teh atmosphere.

Question 5

Transportation

Answer 5

The movement of solid, liquid, and gaseous water through the atmosphere.

Question 6

Runoff

Answer 6

River, Lake and stream transport of water and transport of ice in glaciers

Question 7

Precipitation

Answer 7

Water that falls to teh Earth. Most precipitation falls as rain but includes snow, sleet, drizzle, and hall

Question 8

Groundwater

Answer 8

Underground water flow (aquifers)

Question 9

Deposition

Answer 9

The process where water vapor (gas) changes into ice (solid) skipping the liquid phase.

Question 10

Sublimation

Answer 10

the process where ice and snow (solid) change into water vapor (gas), skipping the liquid phase.

Question 11

Infiltration

Answer 11

Movement of water into the ground from the surface.

Question 12

Percolation

Answer 12

Movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater

Question 13

Aquifer

Answer 13

Body or rock or sediment that holds is water

Question 14

well water

Answer 14

It enters the house and then exits through pipes located on the opposite side of the house to the septic tank. The septic tank is emptied with a pump and transported to a sanitary plant (every 2-3 years)

Question 15

Town water

Answer 15

Exits the house and is taken straight to a sanitary plant.

Question 16

Watershed

Answer 16

land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, and eventually to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean.

Question 17

Wastewater

Answer 17

water that has been used in the home, in a business, or as part of an industrial process.

Question 18

Sanitary station

Question 19

well water

Question 20

Storm Water

Answer 20

Surface water in abnormal quantity resulting from heavy falls of rain or snow.

Question 21

Stormwater containment

Answer 21

Chemicals, fast food wrappers, cigarette butts, Styrofoam cups, sewage overflow, cooking oil, bacteria from pet waste, used motor oil, fertilizers, paint and construction debris.