Water Cycle Vocabulary
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a tiny drop |
droplet |
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planet |
sun |
a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere |
ocean |
the falling to earth of any form of water |
precepitation |
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid |
condensation |
water going down |
runoff |
change into a vapor |
evaporation |
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
lake |
water trapped beneath the surface of the earth between rock or clay layers |
groundwater |
water from snow that is melting or has melted |
snowmelt |
the solid form of water (frozen water) |
ice |
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals |
snow |
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel |
river |
a living organism without the power to move |
plant |
an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake |
spring |
something that seeps or leaks out |
seepage |
the top layer of land |
earth´s surface |
a type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked |
clay layer |