5.8B Water Cycle Vocabulary

collection of water, such as a stream, puddle, or lake

• groundwater
• surface runoff
• accumulation
• fresh water

the air that surrounds Earth

• atmosphere
• evaporation
• accumulation
• water vapor

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid

• evaporation
• condensation
• transpiration
• precipitation

the process of changing from a liquid to a gas

• condensation
• precipitation
• surface runoff
• evaportaion

water that collects underground in cracks and spaces in rock

• accumulation
• salt water
• groundwater
• fresh water

water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• precipitation
• water vapor
• fresh water
• salt water

the movement of water on a surface to areas of lower elevation

• groundwater
• surface runoff
• precipitation
• transpiration

the release of water vapor into the air from a plant's leaves

• evaporation
• condensation
• water vapor
• transpiration

the gas state of water

• fresh water
• salt water
• water vapor
• evaportaion

water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and underground that contains low concentrations of salt

• salt water
• fresh water
• surface runoff
• atmosphere