Water Cycle Vocabulary 9/29/2015

Match up the definitions with the correct vocabulary words Take 3-5 minutes to try and postulate the correct pairing of words and definitions. When you are done, check with your neighbor to see what they got for their pairings!

Water Cycle The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back Water passes 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

Evaporation The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state. Liquid Water 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/module01/images/transpiration.jpg

Condensation The process by which a gas changes to a liquid. Water Vapor Liquid Water

Condensation http://www.dreamstime.com/blue-water-drops-condensation-thumb1809120.jpg

Precipitation Forms of water (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

Groundwater Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

When rain falls on the land, some of the water is absorbed into the ground forming pockets of water called groundwater. Most groundwater eventually returns to the ocean. Other precipitation runs directly into streams or rivers. Water that collects in rivers, streams, and oceans is called runoff. Water that is flowing over the surface of the Earth.

Watershed The land area that supplies water to a river system.

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Irrigation http://www.marymount.fr/public/WaterDeficits/Irrigation_clip_image005.jpg

Irrigation The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

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 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&siever13.13.png

Reservoir A natural or artificial lake that stores water for human use.

Reservoir http://www.larryhotz.com/files/2009/05/reservoir2.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%20of%20WWT_clip_image002.jpg

Pores Tiny openings in and between particles of rock and soil that may contain air or water

Pores http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/3ar81gcwyc4cv/xamdic/5031273188662be420eb.jpg

Permeable Characteristic of materials such as sand and gravel that allow water to pass easily through them

Permeable http://www.thomastrucking.com/images/Maryland%20Gravel.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/unit4/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