ES Hydrosphere vocabulary

ES Hydrosphere vocabulary

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Science

11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Surface Water

Back

Water that collects on the surface of the ground.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Groundwater

Back

Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Aquifer

Back

A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Confined Aquifer

Back

An aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water and bounded by layers of impermeable rock or clay.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Transpiration

Back

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

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Adhesion

Back

The action or process of adhering to a surface or object.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Estuary

Back

The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

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