Hydrosphere Vocab Flashcard Taken

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Hydrosphere

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All the waters on the Earth’s surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the Earth’s surface, such as clouds.

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Polarity

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Having an uneven distribution of electron density; water has a partial negative charge near the oxygen atom and partial positive charges near the hydrogen atoms.

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Surface water

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Water located in rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, and reservoirs, also water located in the upper layers of soil.

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Density

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Mass per unit volume, usually 1 gram per milliliter for water.

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Glacier

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An extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains or moving outward from centers of accumulation.

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Water Cycle

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The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including processes like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

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Aquifer

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An underground layer of water-bearing rock that is permeable, usually sedimentary rock, which can store and transmit groundwater.

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Transpiration

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The process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.

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Runoff

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Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water, often after precipitation.

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Groundwater

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Water that seeps down through the soil and is stored in spaces between rock particles, moving slowly due to gravity.