Unit 4 Vocabulary

Front

What is the process where water from oceans, lakes, and rivers turns into vapor (gas) and rises into the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What type of water makes up 3% of the water on Earth and is found in lakes, rivers, swamps, in soil, underground, and glaciers?

Back

Freshwater

Front

What is it called when water droplets gather and fall back to Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What do we call water that is stored underground in aquifers?

Back

Groundwater

Front

What type of water makes up 97% of the water on Earth and is found in oceans?

Back

Saltwater

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for the water cycle process that involves the conversion of water vapor back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere and back again?

Back

Water Cycle

Front

What is the term for the underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment?

Back

Aquifer

Front

What is the term for the process of water soaking into the ground?

Back

Infiltration