Water on the Move VOCAB

Front

A lake is ____.

Back

a reservoir

Front

Water held underground in soil or rock pores

Back

groundwater

Front

Source of energy causing water movement (e.g., gravity)

Back

energy driver

Front

Higher elevation determines where surface and ground water drain.

Back

Watershed

Front

Force pulling objects toward Earth

Back

gravity

Front

Height above or below a location

Back

elevation

Front

Water draining into soil (hint: seeping IN to ground)

Back

infiltration

Front

Water that drains or runs across the earth's surface.

Back

Runoff

Front

Water on the earth's surface

Back

Surface water

Front

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

Back

Precipitation