1. Distribution of Water Vocabulary

2. Hydrosphere All the water on earth (surface,
groundwater, and atmosphere)

3. Groundwater
Water that is found beneath the Earth’s surface, between soil or rock particles.

4. Surface water
Water found above ground that moves into river basins.

5. The ability of water to flow through the soil
Permeability
The ability of water to flow through the soil

6. Hole that is dug into the ground to obtain groundwater
Wells
Hole that is dug into the ground to obtain groundwater

7. Glacier
A large body of ice that usually forms over land over a long period of time

8. The Water Cycle Vocabulary

9. Water Cycle
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The cycle through which water moves around the Earth, changing both its phase (between solid to liquid to gas) and its location (in the oceans, in clouds, in streams and lakes, and in groundwater).

10. Liquid → gas

11. Gas → Liquid
Condensation creates clouds

12. Water falls back to Earth from clouds;
rain, snow, sleet & hail

13. The flow of water to rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans

14. Evaporation from plants
Transpiration
Evaporation from plants

15. Estuary
A partially enclosed body of water where freshwater meets and mixes with salt water

16. River Basin/Watershed
The drainage area of a river

17. Area covered by ocean water
Ocean Basin
Area covered by ocean water

18. Sublimation
Water changing from a solid to a gas; skipping the liquid phase.

19. Deposition
Where water vapor changes directly into ice—such as snowflakes and frost.

20. The downward movement of
Percolation
The downward movement of
water through openings in the soil