Topic 1 – Lesson 3 Vocabulary: The Hydrosphere

The continual movement of water among Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

• Water cycle
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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

• Water cycle
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation

The process by which water is lost through a plant’s leaves.

• Water cycle
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation

The change of state from a gas to a liquid.

• Water cycle
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• Water cycle
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation

The land area that supplies water to a river system.

• Watershed
• Aquifer
• Well
• Process

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water.

• Watershed
• Aquifer
• Well
• Process

A hole sung into the ground to reach a supply of water.

• Watershed
• Aquifer
• Well
• Process

A series of changes that happen over time and lead to an expected result.

• Watershed
• Aquifer
• Well
• Process