Definitions
Process in which a substance changes from a liqud to a gas is?
condensation
A storage location for a substance, such as water. The atmosphere is a reservoir for carbon dioxide is?
reservoir
Water that falls from the sky to Earth's surface; may take the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or freezing rain is?
precipitation
Where a stream meets a lake or, more usually, an ocean. The mixture of fresh and salt water attracts a large number of species and so estuaries have high biodiversity is?
estuary
A small body of freshwater, with no stream draining it; fed by an underground spring is?
pond
A bend or curve in a stream channel is?
meander
The amount of time, on average, a substance remains in a reservoir is?
residence time
The release of water vapor into the air through the leaves of plants is?
transpiration
The location where a stream forms, often high in the mountains is?
headwaters
Cold, nutrient-rich water that rises from oceanic depths is?
upwelling
The smaller of two streams that join together to make a larger stream is?
tributary
Water in the form of a gas. Water vapor is invisible to humans; when we see clouds, we actually are seeing liquid water in the clouds is?
water vapor
Where a stream meets a large body of standing water, usually the ocean is?
base level
Where a stream enters a larger body of water such as a lake or an ocean is?
mouth
Ocean water that sinks due to higher density is?
downwelling
The upper part of a glacier where the amount of snow and ice that accumulates is greater than the amount that melts off is?
zone of accumulation
Process in which a substance changes from a liqud to a gas is?
evaporation
Where two streams join together is?
confluence
The region near a stream bed where water from the stream overflows during floods is?
floodplain
A horizontal movement of ocean water, caused by surface winds is?
surface current
Temperature and salinity driven currents that drive deep ocean circulation is?
thermohaline circulation
The movements of water in and between reservoirs like oceans, clouds, streams, ice, and ground water is?
water cycle
A ridge that separates one water basin from another is?
divide
A large body of freshwater drained by a stream, naturally occurring or human-made is?
lake
The regular rising and falling of Earth's surface waters twice a tidal day as a result of the Moon's and Sun's gravitational attraction is?
tide