The Water Cycle Vocabulary

Water that flows or moves from one location to another on Earth.

• Running Water
• Condensation
• Atmosphere
• River

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A large body of water surrounded by land. Most of them are freshwater. 

• Lake
• Water
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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Water beneath the surface of the ground.

• Groundwater
• Earth
• Surface runoff
• Reservoire

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A large expanse of saltwater that covers 75% of Earth's surface.

• Ocean
• Transpiration
• Aquifer
• River

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The process of turning liquid water into vapor (gas).

• Evaporation
• Water Cycle
• Solar Radiation
• Clouds

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A large artificial lake used as a source of water supply.  Made by humans.

• Reservoire
• Infiltration
• Glacier
• Condensation

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Freshwater that is stored in the form of snow and ice.

• Frozen Water
• Aquifer
• Atmosphere
• Snowmelt

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The flow of excess water on Earth’s surface due to too much meltwater or stormwater. 

• Surface runoff
• Infiltration
• Water Cycle
• Glacier

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The cycle by which water circulates between Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land. 

• Water Cycle
• Water
• River
• Solar Radiation

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The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

• Infiltration
• Groundwater
• Transpiration
• Evaporation

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