5th - Science Chap 7 Lesson 3 Vocab

Question 0

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.

Answer 0

Precipitation

Question 1

The continuous movement of water between Earth’s surface and the air, changing liquid into gas into liquid.

Answer 1

Water Cycle

Question 2

Precipitation that flows across the land’s surface or falls into rivers and streams.

Answer 2

Runoff

Question 3

Precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes, or pores, in the soil and rocks.

Answer 3

Groundwater

Question 4

The continuous exchange of carbon on Earth.

Answer 4

Carbon Cycle

Question 5

The continuous trapping of nitrogen gas into compounds in the soil and it’s return to the air.

Answer 5

Nitrogen Cycle

Question 6

A mixture of dead plant material that can be used as fertilizer.

Answer 6

Compost

Question 7

The change of a liquid into a gas below the boiling point.

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

The changing of a gas into a liquid.

Answer 8

Condensation

Question 9

A resource that cannot be replaced within a short period of time or at all.

Answer 9

Nonrenewable Resource

Question 10

A resource that can be replanted or replaced naturally in a short period of time.

Answer 10

Renewable Resource

Question 11

Is an area from which water is drained.

Answer 11

Watershed

Question 12

A nitrogen-containing substance.

Answer 12

Ammonia

Question 13

Certain bacteria in the soil change some of the nitrates back into nitrogen gas, this process is called?

Answer 13

Denitrification