Science Vocab! (The Water Cycle)

Front 1

And underground layer of rock, sand, or other material through which groundwater flows.

Back 1

Aquifer

Front 2

The process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid form.

Back 2

Condensation

Front 3

A triangled-Shaped area of land formed by sediment at the mouth of a river.

Back 3

Delta

Front 4

The act of process by which wind or water sets down sediment.

Back 4

Deposition

Front 5

The gradual wearing away of rock or soil by water, wind, or ice.

Back 5

Erosion

Front 6

The change of water from liquid state to a gas state, due to an increase in temprature.

Back 6

Evaporation

Front 7

Water held underground in soil or rock, often feeding springs and wells.

Back 7

Groundwater

Front 8

Water that falls from the clouds in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Back 8

Precipitation

Front 9

Exess water, not absorbed by the soil, that flows downhill.

Back 9

Runoff

Front 10

A long ridge of sand formed in a body of water by currents or tides.

Back 10

Sandbar

Front 11

Particals of dirt and rocks that are carried by water, wind, or ice and carried elsewhere.

Back 11

Sediement

Front 12

Water found above ground, on land.

Back 12

Surface Water

Front 13

The path water takes, and the changes it goes through, as it cycles through the envroment.

Back 13

Water Cycle

Front 14

A small particle of water, made up of hydrogen and oxygen.

Back 14

Water Molecules

Front 15

The gaseous state for water.

Back 15

Water Vapor

Front 16

The area of land that catches rain and snowmelt when it flows as a runoff.

Back 16

Water Shed