Vocabulary
A natural feature of Earth’s surface is a ____________
Landform
When water moves from the ocean to a cloud....
What is evaporation
An arch of solid rock found in the middle of the desert is called a __________________
Bridge or rock arch
A slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow
What is a glacier
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between Earth’s oceans, the atmosphere, land and back again.
The Water Cycle
What is Humidity?
The measure of how much water is in the gas phase in the air.
When it rains and the ground is saturated the water will then _____________________.
A large uplift of rock in the ocean is called a __________
Sea stack
What is a lake?
A area in which water collects over time and has life in and around it.
What is runoff?
When water moves downward on the surface of the Earth due to gravity.
When the amount of water in the air becomes too much the water falls back to Earth as rain, snow, or sleet.
Precipitation
When water vapor moves from a cloud to the ground it is called _______________________.
Precipitation
A structure with high walls on the other side and a flat top is called a _________________________
Plateau
List All 7 reservoirs.
Lake, River, Glacier, Atmosphere, Rock/soil, Ocean, Groundwater
What is weathering?
the breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, or gravity
What is condensation?
When gas cools down and changes into liquid water.
When water from a glacier ends up in a lake it moved there by _______________________.
Flowing or runoff
A volcano is a type of ________________________.
Mountain
When water is held underground in the soil or in the pores and crevices of rock
What is groundwater
what is Accumulation?
When water gathers at a common place on the surface for storage.
What is transpiration?
When water leaves the leaves of a plant or tree.
When water from a rainstorm ends up under ground it is called _________________________.
Infiltration
Every volcano is a mountain, but not every mountain is a ________________
Volcano
Name the largest reservoir in Grand Canyon National park
Powell Reservoir
Things that are created are caused by people, rather than occurring naturally are called ____________
Human-made or Man-made