Water Cycle Vocabulary

A _________ can be dug in the ground to reach water below the surface.

• Well

• Tunnel

• Cave

• Pit

It is important to consider the land, plants, and _________ when deciding where to dig a well.

• Rocks and soil

• Climate

• Soil Type

• Water Table

_________ occurs when cold water mixes with warm/hot air.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

When trying to protect a city from a hurricane, a town might install a _________ to protect it from a storm surge.

• Seawall

• Wind turbine

• Floodgate

• Dike

Only 2% of Earth's water is _________ water.

• Fresh

• Salt

• Brackish

• Distilled

After a thunderstorm or heavy rainfall, water is _________ in bodies of water like lakes, ponds, and rivers.

• Collected

• Evaporated

• Frozen

• Dispersed

Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all examples of _________.

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

During a hurricane, a _________ is water that is pushed from the ocean toward shore by the force of strong winds.

• Storm Surge

• Tidal Wave

• Ocean Current

• Sea Breeze

An _________ is underground water that can be used to drink.

• Aquifer

• Reservoir

• Pond

• Lake

The process of turning from a liquid into vapor is called _________.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation