Hydrosphere

Front

When the clouds get too heavy and water falls back to earth

Back

Precipitation

Front

Water running off the land surface.

Back

Runoff

Front

Plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air

Back

Transpiration

Front

The movement of water from the earth and into the atmosphere

Back

Hydrologic Cycle

Front

All the land in which water flows on or under into a major river

Back

River Basin

Front

Streams that flow into other streams increasing the size of the stream that it is joining

Back

Tributaries

Front

Materials that are pushed along the bottom of a stream

Back

Bed Load

Front

The movement of water through opening of rocks or soil.

Back

Percolation

Front

The process in which material is worn away by a stream.

Back

Erosion

Front

An area in which one or more rivers enters into the ocean, creating brackish water.

Back

Estuary