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KEY:

Store
Transfer
Transformation

Key Term Definition


Stream Flow The movement of water within a stream or river system.

The movement of water beneath the Earth's surface through


Groundwater Flow permeable rocks and soil.

The process by which water is taken up by plants from the soil


Transpiration and released into the atmosphere through their leaves.

The process by which sediments, soil, or rocks are laid down or


Deposition dropped by agents like water, wind, or ice.

Organisms (Plants & Organisms are living beings that interact with their environment
Animals) and store energy and nutrients within their bodies.

Water stored underground in layers of permeable rock, sand, or


Groundwater In gravel. Aquifers act like underground reservoirs, holding water
Aquifers that can be pumped out for human use or naturally released
into springs or streams.

When a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas


Sublimation without passing through the liquid phase.

The movement of water through porous materials such as soil


Percolation or rocks.

The combined process of water evaporating from the Earth's


Evapotranspiration surface and transpiration from plants into the atmosphere.

The process by which a liquid substance turns into a solid due


Freezing to a decrease in temperature.

The process by which one substance is taken up and


Absorption incorporated into another substance.

The horizontal movement of air or water across the Earth's


Advection surface.

Soil Moisture The water contained within the soil.

Massive accumulations of ice and snow found at the Earth's


Ice Caps And Glaciers
poles and in high mountain ranges.

The process by which water vapor in the air turns into liquid
Condensation water, forming clouds or dew.

Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls
Precipitation from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

Bodies of water that flow (streams and rivers) or are relatively


Streams, River & Lakes still (lakes) on the Earth's surface.

The process by which liquid water turns into water vapor due to
Evaporation heat from the sun.

The process by which water on the ground surface enters the


Infiltration soil. It's like water soaking into the ground after rainfall.

Visible collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals


Clouds suspended in the atmosphere.

The flow of water over the ground surface due to rainfall or


Surface Run-Off melting snow.

Large bodies of saltwater covering the majority of the Earth's


Oceans surface.

The process by which a solid substance turns into a liquid due


Melting to an increase in temperature.

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