| A | B |
| Hydrosphere | part of the Earth covered by water |
| Ground Water | water that has penetrated and percolated into the Earth where it is stored in aquifers |
| Moisture | Amount of water in an object (soil or atmosphere) |
| Condensation | water vapor turning into liquid. Makes clouds |
| relative humidity | the amount of water in the air. depends on temperature, warm air holds more water then cold air |
| Evaporation | liquid water changing into water vapor |
| Runoff | water that cannot penetrate the ground, forcing it to flow off into a stream or river |
| Humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
| water cycle | the continuous movement of water from the oceans to the atmosphere to the land and back to the oceans |