The Water Cycle
What is the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What do we call the air surrounding the Earth?
Atmosphere
What is the upper boundary of groundwater?
Water table
What is a body of surface water that is saltwater?
Ocean
What is the process of water flowing over the land, often carrying pollutants with it?
Runoff
What are the four forms of precipitation?
Rain, Snow, Sleet, & Hail
What do we call all the water on Earth?
Hydrosphere
What is the amount of open space in sediment?
Porosity
What force controls how water moves on the surface (from high to low)?
Gravity
Everyone lives in a ________!
Watershed
What process forms clouds (a bunch of tiny water droplets)?
Condensation
What do we call all the living things on Earth?
Biosphere
What is the word for how easily water flows through sediment?
Permeability
What is a body of flowing water on Earth's surface?
River, Stream, or Creek
What is the process of soil being moved to another location?
Erosion
What is the process of water soaking into the ground?
Infiltration
What do we call all the land/rock/soil on Earth?
Geosphere or Lithosphere
We get most of our ________ water from groundwater.
Drinking water
What kind of water is a lake or pond? (hint: not flowing)
Standing water
What type of pollution comes from 1 identifiable source?
Point Source Pollution
What is the process by which plants release water vapor from their leaves?
Transpiration
What is another name for the Water Cycle?
Hydrologic cycle
If NO water can flow through sediment, we say it is ________.
Impermeable
What process gives us most of our surface water on Earth?
Precipitation
Name 1 source of non-point source pollution. (HINT: think about our model!)
Soil - farms, construction sites, forests, riverbanks; Trash - homes/lawns; Pesticides & fertilizers - farms, golf courses, homes/lawns; Gas, oil, & grease - cars; Animal waste - homes/lawns and farms