| A | B |
|---|
| water cycle | the moverment of water between the atmosphere and the earth's surface |
| evaporation | changing form a liquid to a gas |
| condensation | changing from a gas to a liquid |
| precipitation | moisture that falls to the earth from the atmosphere |
| transpiration | process in which water moves from the inside of leaves to the outside |
| infiltration | the seepage of water into soil or rock |
| sublimation | a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid |
| collection | accumulation of water in lakes, rivers and streams |
| groundwater | water that sinks into the ground |
| drainage basin | a land area that is drained by a rivr |
| spring | a place where groundwater flows naturally out of the ground |
| runoff | water that runs over the earth's surface and flows into streams |
| reservoir | artificial lake created by placing a dam across a river |
| tributary | river that joins another river of equal or greater size |
| Animal consumption | Animals and people drink water and eventually release it back to the environment as waste |
| hydrologic cycle | another name for the water cycle |
| plant uptake | plants draw in water from the soil through their roots. |
| glacier | large mass of ice on land |
| iceberg | large mass of ice in the ocean |
| atmosphere | the layer of air around Earth |
| clouds | droplets of water in large masses in the atmosphere |
| lake | a large inland body of water |
| sun | the main source of thermal energy on Earth |
| melting | solid gains energy and changes state to a liquid |
| freezing | a liquid loses energy and changes state to a solid |
| flow | water moving in large masses |
| ice crystals | frozen water makes patterns like in snow |
| hail | ice balls made when rain freezes into little ice balls |
| fog | cloud near the ground |
| dew | condensation - usually on the ground after a cool night |
| snowmelt | water from snow that has gained energy |
