Water Cycle Vocab

Water Cycle Vocab

water cycle

the continual movement of water between the land, ocean, and the air

water storage

ocean, glacier, groundwater, lakes, atmosphere, rivers

evaporation

liquid to gas

sublimation

solid to gas

transpiration

evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

atmosphere

a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

condensation

gas to liquid

precipitation

any form of water that falls from the clouds and reaches the Earth's surface

runoff

water that flows over the ground instead of sinking in

infiltration

downward movement of water through soil

groundwater

the water that is beneath Earth's surface

aquifer

an underground formation that contains groundwater

watershed

the land area that supplies water to a river system