Water Vocab #2

Front

Substances that do NOT let water pass (clay)

Back

impermeable

Front

Land area water flows across to a large river

Back

river basin

Front

Wetland with short grasses

Back

marsh

Front

Change from liquid to gas (puddle to vapor)

Back

evaporation

Front

Wetland with moss, acidic water in cooler climates

Back

bog

Front

Continuous movement of water on, above, or in Earth; Hydrologic Cycle

Back

water cycle

Front

Land saturated with water part or all year; wet land.

Back

wetland

Front

Supplying water to agricultural land

Back

irrigation

Front

Wetland with trees, bushes, and grass; The Great Dismal

Back

swamp

Front

Land water flows across to a smaller stream; a smaller bathtub in a bigger one.

Back

watershed