Pre-Test: Earth's Water

Front

What is the transfer of energy or movement through water?

Back

Wave

Front

What is a river and its tributaries working with the surrounding land to supply water to the system?

Back

River System

Front

What is the process where plants release water vapor through their leaves?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the measure of mass of dissolved salts in a mass of water?

Back

Salinity

Front

What type of layer does groundwater stop traveling down through rock and soil?

Back

Impermeable

Front

What is the cycle called that describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

Back

Water Cycle

Front

What is the term for the upward movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the downward movement of water through soil and rock layers?

Back

Infiltration

Front

What is the term for the area of land where all of the water drains into a specific body of water?

Back

Watershed

Front

What is the term for the natural process of water filtering through soil and rock layers?

Back

Percolation