The Water Cycle Vocabulary (F&C)

To soak up or take something in

• precipitation

• absorb

• condensation

• percolation

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​ (a)   is the change of a liquid to a vapor or gas.​

• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Percolation
• Precipitation

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The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity is the

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

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Match the following

• percolation

• the formation of highly ordered, solid structures from particles in a solution

• condensation

• change from a gas state to a liquid state

• transpiration

• plants lose water through the stomata in their leaves

• precipitation

• water soaks into the ground and moves downward

• crystalization

• rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds

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Match the following

• crystalization

• 
• precipitation

• 
• percolation

• 
• transpiration

• 
• condensation

• 

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The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things is called the

• carbon cycle

• bicycle

• water cycle

• rock cycle

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Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers through the process of percolation

• well water

• ground water

• subterranean water

• springs

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The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another is called

• gravity

• magnetism

• thermal energy

• absorption

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What is an aquifer?

• An underground area of rock and soil that is soaked with water.

• A freshwater source that is frozen year round.

• A river that runs through a mountain.

• An open area where glaciers melt.

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Rainfall or surface water that drain and flow from the land into streams, rivers, lakes, or the ocean.

• Overflow
• Spillage
• Leakage
• Runoff

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