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Water cycle
7th grade Ohva
Question | Answer |
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all of the water on Earth | hydrosphere |
uses thermal energy to BREAK the bonds in a water molecule | sun |
water vapor cools in the atmosphere and changes into liquid water | condensation |
water released from clouds i the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow or hail | precipitation |
water escapes from the pores of leaves | transpiration |
soil that is unable to absorb water so the water that runs over the land and flows into stream, rivers, ponds, and ocean. | runoff |
the sun changes liquid water into water vapor | evaporation |
amount of fresh water on Earth | three percent |
above the groundwater table contains soil, rock, air, water | unsaturated zone |
The top of the saturated zone is called the water table | water table |
a zone in which all the pores and rock fractures are filled with water, underlies the unsaturated zone. | saturated zone |
Aquifers store water in pores (open space) of rocks or soil | Porosity |
Measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer | Permeability |
Ground water is stored in bodies of rock and or sediment | Aquifer |
The process by which groundwater becomes surface water | discharge |
The process by which surface water trickles down and enters an aquifer | recharge |
contamination can be specifically identified | point source |
occur over a wide area | nonpoint source |
area of land where all the water flows to the lowest point | watershed |