Water Cycle Vocabulary

The change of a gas to a liquid.

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

• precipitation

The change from a liquid to a gas.

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

• precipitation

Water with a low concentration of salt.

• groundwater

• runoff

• water pollution

• freshwater

The flow of water across the earth.

• swamp

• runoff

• water cycle

• freshwater

Water, ice, sleet, hail, or snow that falls to the Earth.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• Water Pollution

• freshwater

Fresh water that moves and breaks in soil and rock under the land.

• oceans

• groundwater

• precipitation

• glaciers

What % of Earth is covered in water?

• 70%

• 97%

• 3%

• 30%

What % of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 70%

• 97%

• 3%

• 30%

The cycle which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land.

• evaporation

• water pollution

• infiltration

• water cycle

When harmful waste, like trash, chemicals get into rivers, lakes, or oceans, making the water dirty and unsafe for people and animals. What is this process called?

• infiltration

• swamp

• water pollution

• precipitation