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Mrs. Stauffer's Earth's Water Vocabulary

Quiz by Heather Stauffer

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  • Q1
    an area of land that drains into a river,lake, or wetland (a drainage basin)
    watershed
    30s
  • Q2
    a large natural stream of fresh water that flows along a path
    river
    30s
  • Q3
    a body of water surrounded by land
    lake
    30s
  • Q4
    water that is found beneath the Earth's surface
    groundwater
    30s
  • Q5
    a natural or man-made lake or large tank that is used for collecting and storing water
    reservoir
    30s
  • Q6
    a very large body of salt water
    ocean
    30s
  • Q7
    The continual movement of Earth's water. The steps include evaporation, condensation, precipitation, & accumulation
    water cycle
    30s
  • Q8
    land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
    wetland
    30s
  • Q9
    flowing water
    lotic
    30s
  • Q10
    still water
    lentic
    30s
  • Q11
    water that is not salty; found in lakes, rivers, glaciers, and atmosphere
    freshwater
    30s
  • Q12
    water that contains dissolved salts and other minerals, found in oceans and seas
    salt water
    30s
  • Q13
    any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface such as rain, snow, hail or sleet
    precipitation
    30s
  • Q14
    the process by which water vapor in the air (in clouds) is changed into liquid water
    condensation
    30s
  • Q15
    water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
    run off
    30s

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