The continuous movement of water in a cycle
The water cycle
Freshwater
Does not contain any saltwater
River bed
The bed or channel in which a river flows
Universal solvent
Water
Solvent
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
What is the first stage in the water cycle
Evaporation
Saltwater
Water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts
Watershed
An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
Adheson
Solute
What is the third stage in the water cycle
Condensation
Groundwater
underground water that is held in the soil and in previous rocks
River basin
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
Coheson
Attraction between molecules of the same substance
Impermeable
Not permitting passage
What is the final stage in the water cycle
Run off
Alkaline water
Water with a pH above 7
Aquifer
A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
Polar molecule
Molecule with a positive end and a negative end
Permeable
Allows pass through
List all the stages of the water cycle
evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, and runoff.
Acidic water
Water with a pH bellow 7
Tributary
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake
Specific heat
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius
Solution
A liquid mixture in which the solute is uniformly distributed within the solvent