Water Cycle and Groundwater

The water cycle is __________________.

• the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, the oceans, and living things

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

• the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms

• the change of state from a solid directly to a gas

Evaporation is ______________________.

• the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

Transpiration is _____________________.

• a cloud that forms near the ground and results in a reduction in visibility

• a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs

• the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms

• any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

Sublimation is _____________________.

• the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, the oceans, and living things

• the change of state from a solid directly to a gas

• any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

• at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation

Condensation is ____________________.

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

• at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

Precipitation is ______________________.

• any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata; also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms

• the change of state from a liquid to a gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

A cloud is _______________________.

• the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs

• at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation

• any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

Surface water is _____________________.

• all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground

• the water that is beneath Earth's surface

• the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation

• the path that a stream follows

Groundwater is ______________________.

• all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground

• the water that is beneath Earth's surface

• the area of land that is drained by a river system

• a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater

A water table is ______________________.

• the path that a stream follows

• a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwat

• the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation

• the boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions