| A | B |
|---|
| HYDROSPHERE | water of Earth's surface |
| UNDERGROUND | where most useable fresh water is located |
| EVAPORATION | water vapor going into the atmosphere, usually by the sun's heat |
| CONDENSATION | water gas changing into water liquid |
| PRECIPITATION | gravity pulling water from clouds |
| TRANSPIRATION | process by which green plants lose water |
| CAPILLARY WATER | fringe water between pore space in Earth Materials |
| WATER BUDGET | the balance sheet for rain and water usage |
| SURPLUS | more water than you need |
| USAGE | less water than you need, but storage not empty |
| DEFICIT | precipitation less than needed, storage IS empty |
| RECHARGE | rain is greater than needed, storage is not full |
| GREATEST PORE SPACE | particles round and same size |
| LEAST PORE SPACE | when particles are angular and assorted size |
| POROSITY | indicates volume of open space |
| PERMEABILITY | the ability of the rock to transmit water |
| SATURATION | all pore spaces are filled with water |
| CAPILLARY ACTION | movement of water up due to closeness of particles |
| ARTESIAN WELL | water under pressure comes from an aquifer under an impermeable layer; no pumping needed |
| AQUIFER | permeable layer which is saturated with water |
| FISSURE | cracks in rocks that allow water to reach the surface; oasis |
| PAINT POT | mud volcanoes; hot water moves through clay |
| GEYSERS | gushes of hot water & steam that erupt through water tube with constrictions |
| FUMEROLES | holes in ground from which hot gas escapes |
| HARD WATER | water containing minerals Ca, Mg, and/ or Fe |
| KARST TOPOGRAPHY | unusual topography; lost rivers, sink holes, underground rivers |
| STALACTITES | calcite deposits on ceilings, formed from dripping |
| STALAGMITES | below stalactites, round mass on ground |
| COLUMN (PILLAR) | when stalactites & stalagmites meet |
