Download Water Words term definition drawing excess water is released

term
Water Words
definition
drawing
excess water is released
through openings in
leaves of plants
(stomata); this water
evaporates and enters the
air.
organisms break down
food to get energy; water
vapor is released as
byproduct; enters the air
liquid water changes to
water vapor (gas) as
temperature increases
water vapor (gas)
changes to liquid water as
temperature decreases
water from clouds falls to
earth in form of rain,
snow, hail, or sleet
water flows across the
surface of the ground
(rather than soaks in)
water found on the earth’s
surface in lakes, ponds,
streams, the ocean, etc.
process through which
water soaks into the earth
water that is located deep
under the ground
describes a surface that
water cannot penetrate
describes a surface that
water can penetrate
Word bank: condensation, evaporation, impermeable, infiltration, groundwater, permeable,
precipitation, respiration, run-off, surface water, transpiration