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Vocabulary
Rivers
Water Cycle
Types of Soil
Vocabulary
100
a picture of Earth viewed from above
What is aerial view
100
The twist and turns of a river
What is meanders
100
when water vapor in the air condenses from a gas, back into a liquid form
What is condensation
100
clumps together, changed color of water, reddish color, not shiny
What is clay
100
water that stays on Earth's surface
What is ground water
200
A place where large amounts of water are stored for furture use
What is a reservoir
200
Where the river begins
What is the head
200
When water goes from a liquid to a gas and rises
What is evaporation
200
has no shine, doesn't mix with water, floated on water, and looks like planting soil
What is humus
200
when water, or a glacier, move things from one place to another
What is deposition
300
Soil and other earth materials that settle in water
What is sediment
300
The path which the river takes.
What is the channel
300
When water collects
What is accumulation
300
is whitish, feels like sugar, sinks, is shiny, and makes the water look cloudy
What is gravel
300
top layer of Earth, made of organic and inorganic material
What is soil
400
the process of earth materials being broken down and moved from place to place
What is erosion
400
Small branches of streams off of the main river
What is tributaries
400
where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves
What is transpiration
400
light brown, sinks fast in water
What is sand
400
What are 3 stages of the WATER cycle
What is evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
500
an area of land where a stream drops sediments and other materials as it empties into a larger body of water (often shaped like a triangle)
What is a delta
500
Where the river dumps into another body of water
What is the mouth
500
liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground
What is precipitation
500
Ms. Skillings favorite color
What is purple
500
The process by which water comes and leaves the Earth
What is the water cycle