The Hydrosphere

the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.

• evaporation

• salinity

• water cycle

• tributaries

streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river

• evaporation

• salinity

• water cycle

• tributaries

the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas

• evaporation

• salinity

• water cycle

• tributaries

water that fills the cracks and spaces in soil and rock layers

• groundwater

• salinity

• water cycle

• tributaries

the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water

• groundwater

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

a ridge of land that separates watersheds from each other

• watershed

• divide

• well

• aquifer

water that forms in clouds and falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• groundwater

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

a hole sunk into the Earth to reach a supply of water

• watershed

• divide

• well

• aquifer

the process through which water vapor is given off through plant's leaves

• groundwater

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

layers of rock and sand that hold water

• watershed

• divide

• well

• aquifer