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Water Cycle Vocabulary. Rusty Sturken Duluth Middle School Sixth Grade Earth Science. Water Cycle. The continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment. Water Cycle. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Water Cycle Vocabulary
Rusty Sturken
Duluth Middle School
Sixth Grade Earth Science
Water Cycle• The continuous process by
which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back, passing through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
Water Cycle
http://www.osovo.com/diagram/water_cycle.jpg
Water Vapor Water Vapor (Water Vapor)
• Water Vapor is the invisible, gaseous form of water.
Water Vapor Water Vapor (Water Vapor)
• Make sure you understand that fog and clouds are NOT water vapor, they are made of tiny droplets of condensed water. WATER VAPOR IS INVISIBLE
Photos by Rusty Sturken
Groundwater• Water that fills the cracks
and pores in underground soil and rock layers
Groundwater
GROUNDWATER http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/images/hydrocyc.gif
Evaporation• The process by which
molecules at the surface of a liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such as water vapor.
Evaporation
http://www.tapintoquality.com/facts/glossary/evaporation.jpg
Transpiration• The process by which
plants release water vapor through their leaves
Transpiration
http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module01/images/transpiration.jpg
Condensation• The process by which a
gas, such as water vapor, changes to a liquid, such as water
Condensation
http://www.dreamstime.com/blue-water-drops-condensation-thumb1809120.jpg
Precipitation• Forms of water, such as
rain, snow, sleet or hail that fall from clouds and reach Earth’s surface
Precipitation
http://www.fondriest.com/fileshare/subpages/science_library/precipitation.jpg
Irrigation• The process of supplying
water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops
Irrigation
http://www.marymount.fr/public/WaterDeficits/Irrigation_clip_image005.jpg
Photosynthesis• The process by which
plants use water, plus carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make food
Photosynthesis
http://grapevine.net.au/~grunwald/une/KLAs/science/irrigation-photosynthesis.gif
Watershed• The land area that supplies
water to a river system
( think of “drainage basin”)
Watershed
http://www.recycleworks.org/images/watershed_800.jpg
Levee• A long ridge formed by
deposits of sediments alongside a river channel
Levee
http://web.mst.edu/~rogersda/levees/press&siever13.13.png
Reservoir• A natural or artificial lake
that stores water for human use.
Reservoir
http://www.larryhotz.com/files/2009/05/reservoir2.gif
Eutrophication• The process by which
nutrients in a lake build up over time, causing an increase in the growth of algae
Eutrophication
http://www.lss-lab.bme.buaa.edu.cn/image/index%20of%20WWT_clip_image002.jpg
Pores• Tiny openings in and
between particles of rock and soil that may contain air or water
Pores
http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/3ar81gcwyc4cv/xamdic/5031273188662be420eb.jpg
Permeable• Characteristic of materials
such as sand and gravel that allow water to pass easily through them
Permeable
http://www.thomastrucking.com/images/Maryland%20Gravel.jpg
Water Table• The top of the saturated
zone, or depth to the groundwater in an aquifer
Water Table
http://www.groundwater.org/gi/images/groundwaterdiagram.jpg
Saturated Zone
http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/curriculum/unit4/images/saturated-zone.jpg
Saturated Zone• A layer of permeable rock or
soil in which the cracks and pores are completely filled with water
Aquifer• An underground layer of
rock or soil that holds water
Aquifer
http://mtnwater.com/images/missoula_aquifer-450.gif
Spring• A place where groundwater
bubbles or flows out of cracks in the ground
Spring
http://www.advicesisters.net/uploaded_images/spring-713775.jpg
Recharge• New water that enters an
aquifer from the surface
Recharge
http://geopanorama.rncan.gc.ca/ottawa/images/biggroundwater.jpg
Artesian Well• A well in which water rises
because of pressure within the aquifer
Artesian Well
http://geology.com/articles/bottled-water/artesian-well.gif