| 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 |
| groundwater | water that sinks into the ground |
| drainage basin or watershed | a land area that drains into a river swamp, march, ocean |
| runoff | water that runs over the earth's surface and flows into streams |
| water droplets and water vapor | What clouds are made of |
| Earth surface, waters, and atmosphere | 3 things warmed by the sun that drives the water cycle |
| percolation | water moving through the ground |
| collection | part of water cycle where liquid or solid water is on Earth's surface |
| canopy interception | precipitation caught by trees on way to ground |
| troposhere | lowest layer of atmosphere |
| Ozone Layer | gas in stratosphere that converts ultraviolet light to heat |
| Red | longest wavelength of light we can see |
| Infrared | Wavelength of light that is radiated heat |
| Convection | Heat moving in rolling currents in a gas or liquid |
| Conduction | Heat moving by touch |
| Ultraviolet | Wavelength of light that can cause sunburns and skin cancer |
| Carbon Dioxide | Main gas that traps heat in atmosphere |
