| 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 |
| runoff | water that runs over the earth's surface and flows into streams |
| clouds are made of | water droplets |
| aquifer | body of water stored underground |
| freezing | going from liquid to solid |
| melting | changing from solid to liquid |
| phase change | any change among solids, liquids, or gas to other forms |
| vapor | another name for gas |
| crystallization | change from gas or liquid to solid |
| Wetland where the dominant plants are trees | swamp |
| wetland where the dominant plants are grasses, rushes, or reeds | marsh |
| Smaller creaks, streams, or rivers that flow into a larger body of flowing water | tributaries |
| water pollution from a factory pipe | point source pollution |
| water pollution from storm sewers | non-point source pollution |
| Something fish populations need to be healthy | at least 6 ppm dissolved oxygen |
| temperature that water is at its densest | 4.0 degrees C |
| another name for layered | stratified |
| Sediments in water that block light | turbidity |
| a measure of how acid or base water is | pH |
| non-flowing fresh water too deep for plants | lake |
