Water Cycle

Front 1

glacier

Back 1

a large mass of ice formed over many years that moves very slowly over land

Front 2

freshwater

Back 2

water that is not salty

Front 3

runoff

Back 3

Water will run off surfaces like paved sidewalks and roads to collecting places such as rivers, streams, or lakes.

Front 4

infiltration (infiltrate)

Back 4

Water slowly soaks into the soil. Some of the water stays in the surface soil. Some water seeps deep into the soil where it is stored as groundwater.

Front 5

reservoir

Back 5

a place where water collects and is stored

Front 6

transpiration (transpire)

Back 6

moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it evaporates and is released to the atmosphere

Front 7

groundwater

Back 7

water stored deep beneath the ground

Front 8

evaporation

Back 8

changing from water (liquid) to water vapor (gas)

Front 9

condensation

Back 9

changing from water vapor (gas) to water droplets (liquid)

Front 10

filter

Back 10

a special tool used to clean water

water moves through the filter slowly so the dirt and chemicals can be removed

when water moves through the soil, it is filtered naturally

Front 11

precipitation

Back 11

any water that falls from the sky

Front 12

solar energy

Back 12

energy from the sun

Energy from the sun drives the processes of the water cycle (melting, evaporating, sublimating)

Front 13

icecap

Back 13

a very large and thick sheet of ice that covers the North Pole, the South Pole, or another region

Front 14

melting

Back 14

changing from ice (solid) to water (liquid)

Front 15

freezing

Back 15

changing from water (liquid) to ice (solid)

Front 16

Freezing Point

Back 16

0 degrees Celcius (32 degrees fahrenheit)