The result of an aquifer being filled to the point that the water overflows onto the land surface.

Water, from rain, snow melt or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle. Runoff that occurs on surfaces before reaching a channel is also called overland flow. Runoff to a common point is watershed.

Drives the entire water cycle & is responsible for its 2 major components:condensation & evaporation. When sun heats the surface of water it evaporates & ends up in the atmosphere as water vapor. It cools & rises becoming clouds eventually to H2O droplets

Natural "RESOURCES" of "WATER" that are potentially useful

Is closely related to porosity. PERMEABILITY refers to how connected pore spaces are to one another

Materials or substances such as minerals, forest, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and be used for economic gain.

A body of water that composes much of the planet's hydrosphere.

Water travels downwards through the tiny spaces between rocks & soil particles. The H2O eventually saturates the underlying rock like water filling holes of a sponge. This helps replenish aquifers under the ground.

Water that has been filtered or processed to remove impurities like chemicals and other contaminants.

A method of heat transfer that does not rely upon any contact between the heat source and the heated object.

The amount of empty space within a given material. In a solid or rock the empty space exist between the grains of minerals.

Precipitation that did not get absorbed or infiltrated into the soil, or did not evaporate & made its way from the ground surface into places that water collects.

The process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or molecules.

Is the heat transfer due to the bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock.

Water that comes from a crystal substance after heat is applied. Example: Water that drips off a water crystal hanging from the eaves of a house as it warms up after a freezing rain/snow.

The movement of energy from one place to another.

Water containing <1000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids, most often salt.

The force of attraction between 2 objects & Earth's gravity pulls matter downward toward its center. It pulls precipitation down from clouds and pulls water downhill.

Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

A slowly moving mass of river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction pf snow on mountains near the poles.

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Water Cycle Voc

Vocabulary- definitions

Term	Definition
spring	The result of an aquifer being filled to the point that the water overflows onto the land surface.
surface runoff	Water, from rain, snow melt or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle. Runoff that occurs on surfaces before reaching a channel is also called overland flow. Runoff to a common point is watershed.
sun	Drives the entire water cycle & is responsible for its 2 major components:condensation & evaporation. When sun heats the surface of water it evaporates & ends up in the atmosphere as water vapor. It cools & rises becoming clouds eventually to H2O droplets
water resources	Natural "RESOURCES" of "WATER" that are potentially useful
permeability	Is closely related to porosity. PERMEABILITY refers to how connected pore spaces are to one another
natural resources	Materials or substances such as minerals, forest, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and be used for economic gain.
ocean	A body of water that composes much of the planet's hydrosphere.
percolation	Water travels downwards through the tiny spaces between rocks & soil particles. The H2O eventually saturates the underlying rock like water filling holes of a sponge. This helps replenish aquifers under the ground.
purified water	Water that has been filtered or processed to remove impurities like chemicals and other contaminants.
radiation	A method of heat transfer that does not rely upon any contact between the heat source and the heated object.
porosity	The amount of empty space within a given material. In a solid or rock the empty space exist between the grains of minerals.
runoff	Precipitation that did not get absorbed or infiltrated into the soil, or did not evaporate & made its way from the ground surface into places that water collects.
conduction	The process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or molecules.
convection	Is the heat transfer due to the bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock.
crystallization	Water that comes from a crystal substance after heat is applied. Example: Water that drips off a water crystal hanging from the eaves of a house as it warms up after a freezing rain/snow.
energy transfer	The movement of energy from one place to another.
freshwater	Water containing <1000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids, most often salt.
gravity	The force of attraction between 2 objects & Earth's gravity pulls matter downward toward its center. It pulls precipitation down from clouds and pulls water downhill.
groundwater	Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
glaciers	A slowly moving mass of river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction pf snow on mountains near the poles.

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