Water Cycle Vocabulary Water Cycle The continuous process
Water Cycle Vocabulary
Water Cycle • The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
Water Cycle http: //www. osovo. com/diagram/water_cycle. jpg
Water Vapor (Water Vapor) • Water Vapor is the invisible, gaseous form of water.
Water Vapor (Water Vapor) • Make sure you understand that fog and clouds are NOT water vapor, they are made of tiny droplets of condensed water. WATER VAPOR IS INVISIBLE Photos by Rusty Sturken
Groundwater • Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
Groundwater GROUNDWATER http: //www. epa. gov/bioiweb 1/images/hydrocyc. gif
Evaporation • The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor.
Evaporation http: //www. tapintoquality. com/facts/glossary/evaporation. jpg
Transpiration • The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves
Transpiration http: //techalive. mtu. edu/meec/module 01/images/transpiration. jpg
Condensation • The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water
Condensation http: //www. dreamstime. com/blue-water-drops-condensation-thumb 1809120. jpg
Precipitation • Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface
Precipitation http: //www. fondriest. com/fileshare/subpages/science_library/precipitation. jpg
Irrigation • The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops
Irrigation http: //www. marymount. fr/public/Water. Deficits/Irrigation_clip_image 005. jpg
Photosynthesis • The process by which plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food
Photosynthesis http: //grapevine. net. au/~grunwald/une/KLAs/science/irrigation-photosynthesis. gif
Watershed • The land area that supplies water to a river system ( think of “drainage basin”)
Watershed http: //www. recycleworks. org/images/watershed_800. jpg
Levee • A long ridge formed by deposits of sediments alongside a river channel
Levee http: //web. mst. edu/~rogersda/levees/press&siever 13. png
Reservoir • A natural or artificial lake that stores water for human use.
Reservoir http: //www. larryhotz. com/files/2009/05/reservoir 2. gif
Eutrophication • The process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time, causing an increase in the growth of algae
Eutrophication http: //www. lss-lab. bme. buaa. edu. cn/image/index%20 of%20 WWT_clip_image 002. jpg
Pores • Tiny openings in and between particles of rock and soil that may contain air or water
Pores http: //knol. google. com/k/-/-/3 ar 81 gcwyc 4 cv/xamdic/5031273188662 be 420 eb. jpg
Permeable • Characteristic of materials such as sand gravel that allow water to pass easily through them
Permeable http: //www. thomastrucking. com/images/Maryland%20 Gravel. jpg
Water Table • The top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater in an aquifer
Water Table http: //www. groundwater. org/gi/images/groundwaterdiagram. jpg
Saturated Zone http: //www. ocrwm. doe. gov/curriculum/unit 4/images/saturated-zone. jpg
Saturated Zone • A layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are completely filled with water
Aquifer • An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water
Aquifer http: //mtnwater. com/images/missoula_aquifer-450. gif
Spring • A place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the ground
Spring http: //www. advicesisters. net/uploaded_images/spring-713775. jpg
Recharge • New water that enters an aquifer from the surface
Recharge http: //geopanorama. rncan. gc. ca/ottawa/images/biggroundwater. jpg
Artesian Well • A well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
Artesian Well http: //geology. com/articles/bottled-water/artesian-well. gif
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