Water Cycle Flashcards
(27 cards)
absorb
to take in or suck up
atmosphere
the air all around the world
cloud
tiny water droplets or ice crystals
condensation
gas turns to a liquid
collection
water gatherings in lake or ocean
estuary
freshwater mixes with saltwater
evaporation
liquid to gas
freezing
liquid to solid
glacier
huge moving rivers of ice
groundwater
water in the ground
humidity
the measure of how much water is in the air
ice cap
sheets of ice that covers the north and south pole
lake
a large body of water surrounded by land
melting
solid to liquid
ocean
the largest bodies of saltwater
percolation
when water is absorbed into the ground
porous
filled with tiny spaces
precipitation
any form of water that falls from the sky
natural resources
a useful tradable, or necessary material found in nature
river
freshwater flowing in a channel
runoff
water that flows across the earth by gravity
surface water
visible water on the surface of the earth
transpiration
water vapor released into the atmosphere by plants
water cycle
the constant movement of water on earth