Water Cycle Processes
Water in any form that falls back to the surface of the Earth
PRECIPITATION
Most surface water is salt water or freshwater?
SALT WATER
Name one way we use groundwater.
Drinking, irrigation, daily uses (dishes, bathing, etc.)
The upper layer of the saturated zone is called the __.
WATER TABLE
The source of energy that moves water throughout the water cycle.
THE SUN'S ENERGY
Water that moves from the surface to below (underground).
INFILTTRATION
Most freshwater found on the surface is located here.
GLACIERS
A hole in the ground to reach water.
WELL
A ridge of land that separates watersheds.
DIVIDE
The force that moves water from a higher elevation to a lower elevation.
GRAVITY
Liquid water changing to water vapor (gas).
EVAPORATION
Where is most usable freshwater located?
UNDERGROUND
What is the layers of rock that holds water underground called?
AQUIFER
Streams and rivers that feed a main river.
TRIBUTARY
Water that runs over the surface to another body of water.
RUNOFF
Water vapor given off from the leaves of plants.
TRANSPIRATION
Name 4 examples of surface water.
LAKE, POND, RIVER, OCEAN, ETC.
Name the three main soil particles that we discussed.
SAND, SILT AND CLAY
hte land area htat supplies water to a river system.
WATERSHED
Explain the difference between evaporation, transpiration and respiration.
Evaporation - water that turns from a liquid to a gas from surface water
Transpiration - water that exits the leaves of plants to the atmosphere
Respiration - water that leaves animals to the atmosphere when breathing.
Water vapor that cools and changes to a liquid.
CONDENSATION
Name one potential source of a river.
Underground stream, runoff from rain, melting snow/ice, lake
Explain how the size of soil particles (porosity) affects the flow of water (permeability).
The larger the particle size, the faster the water flows through; the smaller the particle size, the slower the flow of water
Layers of rock that hold water.
AQUIFER
Explain the water cycle.
Water that continuously moves from the surface to the atmosphere and back again.