The Water Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
Cycle
A
A series of events or processes that repeat
2
Q
Water cycle
A
The continuous movement of water on earth
3
Q
Evaporation
A
When water turns into water vapor
4
Q
Condensation
A
When water vapor turn into liquid water
5
Q
Precipitation
A
Water from clouds that falls as rain, snow hail, and sleet
6
Q
Distributed
A
Spread out
7
Q
Aquifers
A
Water storage underground
8
Q
Reservoirs
A
Man made places to collect and store water
9
Q
Circulation
A
Swirling motion
10
Q
Primary
A
Most important
11
Q
Tides
A
Rising & falling patterns of oceans water caused by the pull of gravity
12
Q
Salinity
A
The amount of salt dissolved in water
