Fresh Water Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
water cycle | The continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean. |
evaporation | Takes place when water from the oceans and the Earthâs surface changes into water vapor.Energy from the sun causes evaporation.Water gains energy during evaporation. |
condensation | Takes place when water vapor cools and changes into water droplets that from clouds in the atmosphere.Water loses energy during condensation. |
percipitation | Is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds onto the earth land and oceans. |
transpiration | |
runoff | Is precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers.This water later enters oceans. |
percolation | Is the downward movement of water though pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity. |
groundwater | |
water table | |
aquifer | |
porosity | |
permeability | |
impermeable | |
artesian spring | |
well | |
zone of aeration | |
zone of saturation | |
The water located within the rocks below the Earthâs surface. | |
The upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation. | |
A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater. | |
The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. | |
The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores. | |
A rock that stops the flow of water. | |
A spring whose water flows from a crack in the cap rock over the aquifer. | |
A human made hole that is deeper than the level of the water table. | |
Rainwater passes though the upper zone. | |
The spaces between the rock particles are filled with water. | |
Is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air. |
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