Water Vocabulary Test

Front

The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas.

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Evaporation

Front

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

Back

Groundwater

Front

An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

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Habitat

Front

The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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Water Cycle

Front

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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Precipitation

Front

The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves.

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Transpiration

Front

A stream or river that flows into a larger river.

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Tributary

Front

The land area that supplies water to a river system.

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Watershed

Front

A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another.

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Divide

Front

The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae.

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Eutrophication