Water Cycle 1
The name we use for where water is stored underground.
Aquifer
the cooling process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
condensation
This is is the process water filtering through the soil to reach groundwater below
Infiltration
What is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle
Runoff
96.5% of Earth's water is this type of water.
Salt water or ocean water
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
the gas form of water
Water Vapor
What is it called when rain get so cold it solidifies into small ice balls?
Hail
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere come from?
evaporation from lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Most of the world's fresh water is locked in these.
Glaciers
Name four forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
A group of tiny water droplets in the atmosphere.
a cloud.
any form of water that falls from the clouds
precipitation
the stage of the water cycle where water is collected and stored
accumulation
This covers 75% of Earth's surface.
The ocean
When water changes from a solid to a liquid.
melting.
Where is most of the water on Earth stored
Oceans
The energy source that drives the water cycle.
the Sun
the layers of air around the earth; held in place by gravity
Atmosphere
Less than 1% of our freshwater is located here.
Atmosphere
The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment
Water Cycle
the heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
This is water that moves under the Earth's surface, and is the second largest source of freshwater.
ground water
Long periods of no rainfall; shortage of water
Drought
Name the ocean that borders the Eastern United States.
Atlantic Ocean