Chapter 8 Flashcards
(27 cards)
A thin sheet of ice covering a large area of land
Ice Cap
Water that soaks into the ground
Soilwater
Water stored in the cracks of underground rocks
ground water
The blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
atmosphere
A mass of tiny droplets of condensed water in the atmosphere
Precipitation
When water particles absorb heat energy and change from a solid to a liquid
melt
The process in which water particles change from a liquid to a gas
evaporate
The continuous movement of water between Earth’s surface and the ari, changing from liquid to gas to liquid
water cycle
The process in which water particles change from a gas to a liquid.
Condensation
The process in which moving particles and water slow down, lose heat, and change from a liquid to solid.
Freeze
The rise and fall of ocean water levels
Tide
The movement of a ocean caused by steady winds blowing over the ocean.
Surface Current
A stream of water that flows more than 650 ft; 200 meters, beneath the sea
Deep Ocean Current
The up and down movement of water
Wave
Ocean movement; a large stream of water that flows in the ocean
Current
The water that flows over the Earth’s Surface, but does not evaporate or soak into the ground
Runoff
A plants release of excess water vapor through the stomata in the underside of it’s leaves
transpiration
An upper area of ground water
Water Table
Any of tiny gap between soil particles usually filled with water and air . Porous soils have large well connected pore spaces.
Pore space
Underground tank in which seweage is broken down by bacteria
septic tank
A place where water is made clean and pure
Water treatment plant
The use of water saving methods
Water conversation
A way to get water into the soil by artificial means
irrigation
The passing of a liquid through minerals that remove impurities
Filtration
