Water Cycle Vocab

The continuous movement of water on Earth, through its atmosphere and in the living things on Earth

• Hydrologic Cycle
• Carbon Cycle
• Nitrogen Cycle
• Weather Cycle

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When liquid water changes into water vapor. Energy is absorbed.

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration

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The release of water vapor into the air by plants.

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration

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When a gas turns into a liquid. Energy is released.

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration

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All water on Earth—in the atmosphere and in the oceans, lakes, glaciers, rivers, streams, and underground reservoirs; one of the 4 parts of the Earth system

• Biosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere

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Any form of water that falls to Earth from clouds. (rain, sleet, snow, hail)

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration

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An area of land in which water drain into a stream system.

• Water Table
• Divide
• Watershed
• Runoff

The percentage of rock that is made up of pore space.

• Permeability
• Potable
• Porosity
• Reservoir

The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer.

• Permeability
• Potable
• Porosity
• Reservoir

Some of the water on land seeps into the ground.

• Percolation
• Infiltration
• Runoff
• Aquifer

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