Water Cycle
Water that falls from the atmosphere because of gravity. Rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
Precipitation
Where most of Earth's fresh water is stored.
Glaciers and ice caps
Hydro
Water
Percentage of water on Earth.
71%
True or False: Watersheds provide ONLY direct water that human use.
False. It provides indirect water too.
Water vapor turns into clouds.
Condensation
Large bodies of water completely surrounded by land. Some of them are salt water.
Lakes
Sphere
The Earth
Percentage of salt water.
97%
True or False: Watersheds benefit coastal and ocean ecosystems.
True
What powers the water cycle?
Energy from the sun and Earth's gravity.
Bodies of water that are all connected together on the Earth.
Oceans and seas
All the locations and movements of water in, on, and above the earth.
Water cycle
The number of gallons an average person from Arizona uses per day.
126 - 150 gallons
What is the area where precipitation or snow melt "feed" the river?
River source
Transpiration
What we call water in the air.
Water vapor
When fresh, usable water is in short supply.
Water scarcity
Percentage of surface water (liquid) in rivers.
2%
What is where the river flows into a large body of water (ocean, lake, reservoir).
River mouth
Water vapor that turns directly into solid snow or ice.
Sublimation
An underground river where groundwater flows and is stored.
Aquifer
Water conservation
The percentage of drinking water groundwater provides.
51%
What are smaller rivers or streams that flow into the main river?
Tributaries