Water distribution & Water Cycle Vocabulary Set 1

An area of land in which water drains into a stream system; the borders of drainage basins are called divides.

The outer layer of gasses of a large body in space such as a planet or star; the mixture of gasses that surrounds the solid earth.

The process in which water vapor (a gas) in the air turns into liquid water.

Water that collects and is stored underground.

The continual movement of water from Earth's atmosphere to Earth's surface and back again.

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.

The process by which water is absorbed by plants and then released as water vapor into the atmosphere.

A geological formation that can store and transmit water, often tapped for drinking water.

The amount of water vapor present in the air.

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.