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Water Cycle Vocab

5th Grade

Vocabulary WordDefinition
spring seeping groundwater which may flow to the surface or into lakes and river bottoms
wetland land or areas that are flooded all or part of the year, provide habitat for wildlife, help control flooding
runoff water that runs off the land into other bodies of water
water vapor the gas form of water which is invisible in the air
drinking water water that is free fo chemicals, sediment, and microscopic organisms and is safe to drink
irrigation water supplying the land with water (usually for watering crops that do not receive enough precipitation)
glacier huge mass of slowly moving ice formed on land by the compacting of crystallized snow, formed in areas where snowfall exceeds melting
ground water water that soaks into the earth and fills the spaces or pores between the rocks and soil or between cracks of bedrock
ocean the great body of salt water that covers nearly 3/4 of the Earth's surface
river a large natural stream of water that flows into a lake, ocean, or another river
tributary a stream or river that flows into a stream or river
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