| A | B |
| aquifer | an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water |
| desalination | getting fresh water from seawater |
| groundwater | precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in |
| reservoir | a storage area for fresh water supplies |
| spring | a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground |
| water cycle | the continuous movement of water between Earth's |
| water table | the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground |
| well | a hole dug below the water table that water seeps into |
| evaporation | the slow changing of a liquid into a gas |
| condensation | the changing of a gas into a liquid |
| precipitation | any form of water particles that falls from the |
| runoff | precipitation that flows across the land's surface or falls |