POST MAKEUP Water Cycle/Groundwater

Front

What source of energy drives the entire Water Cycle?

Back

Solar energy

Front

What is the process called when animals release water into the Earth system through sweat?

Back

Perspiration

Front

What is the term for water entering the atmosphere from evaporation AND plants exhaling water?

Back

Evapotranspiration

Front

What is the definition of porosity?

Back

The amount of air space between sediments.

Front

Which shape of sediment is MOST permeable?

Back

Round

Front

What is the process of water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What term describes the movement of water through soil and rock layers?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is the term for water that flows over the ground instead of soaking into it?

Back

Runoff

Front

What is the process called when water changes from liquid to gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the water stored underground in soil and rock layers?

Back

Groundwater