WATERCYCLE IS FUN Flashcards
(27 cards)
ice cap
thick mostly permanent sheets of ice that cover the north and south poles of earth
lake
a large body of water surrounded by land
humidity
the measure of how much water is in the air
groundwater
water in the ground
iceberg
large chunks of ice floating in the ocean
absorb
to take or suck it up
atmosphere
the air all around the earth.It holds a lot of water
cloud
a mass of tiny droplets liquid or ice cystals solid suspended in the air.
condensation
the process when a gas changes to a liquid heat loss
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 when a river flows into an ocean creating a mix of saltwater and freshwater.
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.
melting
the process when a solid changes to a liquid.
ocean
the largest bodies of saltwater on earth
percolation
the process when water absorb 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,sleet.
natural resource
a usefull,tradable or necessary material found in nature
river
freshwater flowing in a channel runoff
runoff
water that flows across the earth by gravity to collect in ponds lakes oceans
surface water
visable water on earths surface lakes rivers streams.
transpiration
the problem when the water vapor is reasaled into the atmosphere by plants and leaves.
