Earth's Water Vocabulary

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• melting

• sublimation

• evaporation

• condensation

What is the process by which water vapor cools and changes back into liquid form?

• condensation

• sublimation

• evaporation

• melting

What is the term for water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• sleet

• hail

• rain

• snow

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

• Hydrological cycle

• Water movement

• Aquatic cycle

• Water cycle

What is the term for the gaseous form of water?

• water gas

• water vapor

• water liquid

• water steam

What is the term for water that is stored underground in porous rock or soil?

• subsurface water

• subterranean water

• groundwater

• underground water

What is the term for an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• aquifer

• reservoir

• subterranean

• cavern

What is the term for the process of removing salt and other impurities from seawater to make it suitable for drinking and irrigation?

• sedimentation

• desalination

• pollination

• deforestation

What is the term for the process of passing water through a material to remove impurities?

• condensation

• evaporation

• filtration

• distillation