Vocabulary 1
A word that means to spread out
Distributed
process of changing liquid water into water vapor
evaporation
Water that soaks into the ground during the water cycle
Ground Water
Water _________ changes with ocean depth (how deep the water is).
Temperature
Most of the water on Earth is___________
salt water
Large slow moving ice
Glacier
water that falls from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Precipitaiton
Part of the Water Cycle that has to do with sleet, snow, hail or rain
Precipitation
rising and falling patterns caused by the pull of gravity
Tides
The percentage of freshwater we have on Earth
2.5%
continuous movement of water on Earth
Water Cycle
the amount of salt dissolved in water
salinity
Condensation
The hydrosphere is divided into these TWO parts
Saltwater and Freshwater
Water vapor and steam are NOT the same thing. Water vapor is usually at the __________ temperature as the air around us and steam is usually __________ the air’s temperature.
same, above (higher/hotter than)
change from water vapor to a liquid
Condensation
underground water supplies
Aquifer
Part of the Water Cycle that has to to do with liquid water changing into water vapor
Evaporation
____________move water along the surface and beneath the surface
Currents
TWO reasons that surface water may not be able to be used
It may be polluted or it may be hard to access
Places to collect and store water
reservoir (re-ze-vwar)
a swirling motion that moves ocean water around the globe
Circulation
Water runs downhill after precipitation takes place and moves from rivers to lakes and oceans
Run off
Water near the ___________ is warmer than the water at the poles.
Equator
In some areas people must rely on aquifers and reservoirs because freshwater is not __________ _____________ on our planet.
evenly distributed