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Water Cycle Vocabulary. Rusty Sturken Duluth Middle School Sixth Grade Earth Science. Water Cycle. The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment. Water Cycle.
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Water Cycle Vocabulary Rusty Sturken Duluth Middle School Sixth Grade Earth Science
Water Cycle • The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
Water Cycle http://www.osovo.com/diagram/water_cycle.jpg
Water Vapor (Water Vapor) • Water Vapor is the invisible, gaseous form of water.
Water Vapor (Water Vapor) • Make sure you understand that fog and clouds are NOT water vapor, they are made of tiny droplets of condensed water. WATER VAPOR IS INVISIBLE Photos by Rusty Sturken
Groundwater • Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
Groundwater http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/images/hydrocyc.gif GROUNDWATER
Evaporation • The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor.
Evaporation http://www.tapintoquality.com/facts/glossary/evaporation.jpg
Transpiration • The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves
Transpiration http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module01/images/transpiration.jpg
Condensation • The process by which a gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water
Condensation http://www.dreamstime.com/blue-water-drops-condensation-thumb1809120.jpg
Precipitation • Forms of water, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface
Precipitation http://www.fondriest.com/fileshare/subpages/science_library/precipitation.jpg
Irrigation • The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops
Irrigation http://www.marymount.fr/public/WaterDeficits/Irrigation_clip_image005.jpg
Photosynthesis • The process by which plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food
Photosynthesis http://grapevine.net.au/~grunwald/une/KLAs/science/irrigation-photosynthesis.gif
Watershed • The land area that supplies water to a river system ( think of “drainage basin”)
Watershed http://www.recycleworks.org/images/watershed_800.jpg
Levee • A long ridge formed by deposits of sediments alongside a river channel
Levee http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/levees/press&siever13.13.png
Reservoir • A natural or artificial lake that stores water for human use.
Reservoir http://www.larryhotz.com/files/2009/05/reservoir2.gif
Eutrophication • The process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time, causing an increase in the growth of algae
Eutrophication http://www.lss-lab.bme.buaa.edu.cn/image/index%20of%20WWT_clip_image002.jpg
Pores • Tiny openings in and between particles of rock and soil that may contain air or water
Pores http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/3ar81gcwyc4cv/xamdic/5031273188662be420eb.jpg
Permeable • Characteristic of materials such as sand and gravel that allow water to pass easily through them
Permeable http://www.thomastrucking.com/images/Maryland%20Gravel.jpg
Water Table • The top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater in an aquifer
Water Table http://www.groundwater.org/gi/images/groundwaterdiagram.jpg
Saturated Zone http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/curriculum/unit4/images/saturated-zone.jpg
Saturated Zone • A layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are completely filled with water
Aquifer • An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water
Aquifer http://mtnwater.com/images/missoula_aquifer-450.gif
Spring • A place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the ground
Spring http://www.advicesisters.net/uploaded_images/spring-713775.jpg
Recharge • New water that enters an aquifer from the surface
Recharge http://geopanorama.rncan.gc.ca/ottawa/images/biggroundwater.jpg
Artesian Well • A well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
Artesian Well http://geology.com/articles/bottled-water/artesian-well.gif