Water Cycle (a)
Name four forms of precipitation.
rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
What is it called when water travels through oceans, the atmosphere and land over and over again.
the water cycle.
The water cycle moves ____________.
continuously or never stops; repeats.
an area underground comprised of permeable (allows liquids or gases to pass through it) rock that holds groundwater
aquifer
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
State of matter when water is frozen.
a solid.
When water vapor changes to a liquid
condensation.
A group of tiny water droplets in the atmosphere.
a cloud.
What is it called when rain get so cold it solidifies into small ice balls?
Hail
True or False - The water you are drinking might be water from millions of years ago.
True
The gas form of water
Water Vapor
The heating process by which a liquid changes to a gas
Evaporation
Long periods of no rainfall
Drought
Where is most of the water on Earth stored
Oceans
Animals contibute to the water cycle through this process?
respiration
this is water that moves under the Earth's surface?
groundwater
Day to Day changes in the atmosphere
Weather
an area underground that is COMPLETELY filled with water
Saturated zone
the process of water soaking into the ground.
Infiltration
the BOUNDARY between the unsaturated zone and saturated zone
Water table
Where does water vapor in the atmosphere come from?
evaporation from lakes, rivers, and oceans.
an area underground that is PARTIALLY filled with water
Unsaturated zone
The layer of gases that surround earth
Atmosphere
What is long term weather called?
Climate
This is is the process water filtering through the soil to reach groundwater below
Percolation
the amount of water vapor that is in the air
Humidity
Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process?
transpiration
water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock.
Groundwater
The energy source that drives the water cycle, and what is that energy source called?
the Sun; Radiation
Water that is not absorbed by the soil and flows back to the ocean is called
Run-off