Elevate Science 6th Topic 5 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Front

What is the change of state from a gas to a liquid?

Back

Condensation is the process where gas turns into a liquid.

Front

What is an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

Back

An aquifer is a geological formation that can store and transmit water.

Front

What is the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas?

Back

Evaporation is the process where liquid water turns into water vapor.

Front

What do we call any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface?

Back

Precipitation includes rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Front

What is the continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface?

Back

The water cycle describes the process of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Front

What is transpiration?

Back

Transpiration is the process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.

Front

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

Back

Condensation is the process where water vapor cools and forms liquid water.

Front

What is the term for the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporation is the process where liquid water turns into water vapor.

Front

What is the term for the area of land that drains into a particular body of water?

Back

A watershed is an area of land that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers.

Front

What is the term for the water that is stored underground?

Back

Groundwater is the water that is found beneath the Earth's surface.