Water Cycle Vocabulary

An aquifer is:

• a type of rock formation that contains water

• a type of plant found in deserts

• a type of animal found in the ocean

• a type of cloud formation

Condensation is the process of:

• evaporation of water

• conversion of vapor into liquid

• sublimation of ice

• melting of ice

Evaporation is the process of:

• condensation of water vapor into liquid

• conversion of liquid into vapor

• sublimation of solid into gas

• freezing of liquid into solid

Freezing is the process of changing a liquid into a:

• Gas

• Solid

• Plasma

• Vapor

A glacier is a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land. What is a glacier?

• A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land

• A small pond

• A type of rock

• A desert

Melting is the process of changing from a solid to a what?

• Gas

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Bose-Einstein Condensate

A phase change is a transition of matter from one state to another. Which of the following is an example of a phase change?

• Melting of ice

• Rusting of iron

• Burning of wood

• Breaking of glass

Precipitation is:

• water that is evaporated

• water that falls to Earth's surface

• the process of turning liqud turning to solid

• the process of ice turning into water vapor

A reservoir is:

• a stream

• man-made precipitation

• a body of water used to store water

• a type of ocean

What is runoff?

• A type of precipitation

• Water flow on the ground surface

• Evaporation process

• A type of soil erosion