Hydrologic Cycle (Water Cycle)
contaminant
Something that causes impurity or pollutes
groundwater
..., water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
transpiration
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purified water to be evaporated
runoff
Part of the water cycle where an excess of water runs down and does not sink into the soil and eventually makes it to the rivers, lakes, and oceans.
meaning of the prefix "hydro"
water
Aquifer
Permeable earth materials that collect and store water.
root uptake
Plant roots pull water out of the ground
5 uses of water
1) Drinking 2) Cleaning 3) Livestock 4) Water energy 5) Industrial
reservoir
A lake that stores water for human use.
atmosphere
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
sun
A typical star that is source of light and heat for plants in the solar system
Precipitation
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface like hail, snow, sleet, rain;clouds get heavy and the air cannot hold it anymore
infiltration (seepage)
Flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface; rain water soaks into the ground soil and can get into the groundwater
condensation
Gas to Liquid; gas gets colder and changes back to liquid , forming clouds
Aquitard
Impermeable earth materials that cannot collect/store water.
evaporation
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and turns water into vapor(gas)
hydrologic cycle (water cycle)
The cycle through which water in the hydrosphere moves; includes such processes as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and surface and groundwater runoff and infiltration
water vapor
Water in the form of a gas.
Permeable
When materials allow liquids to flow through it.
Impermeable
When materials do not allow liquids to flow through it.
infiltration
When water seeps or soaks through soil or sand (or any permeable material)