Water Cycle and Groundwater

Front

What are large bodies of salty water on Earth's surface?

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Oceans

Front

What is water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface called?

Back

Groundwater

Front

What process involves plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the horizontal motion of air, clouds, water, or heat called?

Back

Advection

Front

What term describes when a plant or vegetation takes in ('drinks') water?

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Absorption

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

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Condensation

Front

What is the term for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

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Evaporation

Front

What do we call the water that flows over the ground and returns to bodies of water?

Back

Runoff

Front

What is the term for the process of water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

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Precipitation

Front

What is the underground layer of water-bearing rock called?

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Aquifer