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Which term refers to a river of ice flowing on land?
Which process involves water vapor molecules cooling and forming droplets?
What describes the natural movement of water over the Earth as it changes forms?
What is defined as an area of water-saturated rock that allows underground water to flow to wells and springs?
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Which term describes a large body of salt water smaller than an ocean, partially surrounded by land?
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Study Notes
Water Cycle and Terms
- The hydrosphere encompasses all the water on Earth: surface water, underground water, and atmospheric water
- The hydrologic cycle is the natural movement of water on Earth as it changes from one form of matter to another
- Evaporation is the process of water molecules rising from a liquid surface to become vapor in the air
- Condensation is the process of water vapor molecules cooling, losing heat energy, and joining together to become water droplets
- Precipitation refers to water falling from the clouds in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow
- Sleet are tiny ice pellets formed when rain falls through a layer of cold air on its way to the ground
- Hailstones are formed when updrafts carry tiny ice pellets into cold temperatures, causing more ice to freeze on them, making them larger and heavier
- An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers the Earth's surface
- A sea is a large body of salt water smaller than an ocean, partially surrounded by land
- Lakes are usually inland bodies of fresh water
- Glaciers are rivers of ice flowing on land
- Groundwater is water located below Earth's surface
- Aquifers are areas of water-saturated rock allowing underground water to flow to wells and springs
- Drainage basins are areas of land drained by a river and its tributaries; they are separated by ridges and hills called divides
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Test your knowledge on the water cycle and key terminology related to the hydrosphere. Explore concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, along with definitions of oceans and seas. This quiz will help reinforce your understanding of these essential water cycle processes.
