Water on Earth Vocabulary

This is constant movement of water through the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things. What is this called?

• Water Cycle

• Rock Cycle

• Wavelength Cycle

• Wave Cycle

This is the process in which water falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• Reservoir

• Precipitation

• System

• Tributaries

This is a process in which water seeps into the ground. What is this called?

• Aquifer

• Divides

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

This is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. What is this called?

• Groundwater

• Freshwater

• habitat

• Saltwater

This is the movement of water through the soil itself. What is this called?

• Condensation

• Atmosphere

• Transpiration

• Percolation

This is the change in a substance from a liquid to a gas by the addition of energy. What is this called?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Participation

This is the water that flows over the land from precipitation or melting of snow or ice. What is this called?

• Percolation

• Reaction

• Runoff

• River

Transpiration is the release of water vapor into the air through the leaves of plants. Is this statement True or False?

• True

• False

This is the change of state from a gas to a liquid. What is this called?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Precipiation

• Condensation

All living things do not need water in order to carry out their body processes.  In addition, many living things live in water.  Is this statement True or False?

• True

• False