water cycle Flashcards
(26 cards)
absorb
to take in or suck up
atmosphere
the air all around the earth
cloud
a mass of tiny water droplets (liquid) or ice crystals (solid) suspended in the air
condensation
the process when a gas changes to a liquid
collection
when precipitation falls from the sky and runoff carries it to lakes ponds and the ocean the natural process of gathering water
estuary
an area where a river flows into an ocean creating a mix of salt water and fresh water
evaporation
the process when a liquid changes to a gas
freezing
the process when a liquid changes to a solid
glacier
huge moving rivers of ice
ground water
water in the ground
humidity
the measure of how much water is in the air
ice berg
large chunks of ice floating in the ocean
ice cap
thick (mostly) permanet sheets of ice that covers the north and south poles of the earth
lake
a large body of water surrounded by land
ocean
the largest bodies of salt water on earth
percolation
the process when water is absorbed into the ground
porous
filled with tiny spaces or openings that allow water to be absorbed
precipitation
any form of water that falls from the sky to the earth (rain,snow,hail)
natural resources
a usfal tradable or necessary materaial found in nature
river
fresh water flowing in a chanel (runoff)
runoff
water that flows across the earth by gravity to collect in pond, lakes and oceans
surface water
visible water on earths surface lakes,streams and rivers s
transpiration
the process when water vapor is relesed into the atmospere by plant leaves
water cycle
the constent movement of water on earth and in atmophere
