Science · Water cycle
Water Cycle Vocabulary
Water cycle words such as evaporation, condensation and runoff for word games and review.
- 🎓 Grades 4–6
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 5-ESS2-1
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water cycle
Endless movement of water around Earth
evaporation
Liquid water changing into water vapor
condensation
Water vapor cooling into liquid drops
precipitation
Water falling from clouds to Earth
collection
Water gathering in oceans, lakes and rivers
transpiration
Plants giving off water vapor through leaves
runoff
Water flowing over land into streams
groundwater
Water stored in soil and rock underground
infiltration
Water soaking into the ground
water vapor
Water in the form of a gas
cloud
Mass of tiny water drops floating in the sky
glacier
Huge slow-moving sheet of ice on land
aquifer
Underground layer of rock that holds water
reservoir
Lake used to store water for people
watershed
Land area that drains into one river
sublimation
Ice changing straight into vapor
dew
Drops of water that form on cool surfaces
fresh water
Water that is not salty
humidity
Amount of water vapor in the air
sun
Energy source that drives the water cycle
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