Unit 7- Water & Earth’s Surface Proceses

Groundwater

it is water found beneath the Earth’s surface

deposition

it Is the setting down a sediment carried by moving water into a new location

saltwater

A body of water that contains high concentrations of dissolved salt

Freshwater

A body of water that contains low concentrations of dissolved salts

salinity

it refers to the Saltines or amount of salt dissolved in the body of water

Runoff

this describes a variety of ways liquid moves across land

Infiltration

it is the process by which precipitation or water soaks into surface soils and moves into rocks through cracks and pores

Precipitation

describes any liquid or solid that falls on earth as a result of condensation in the atmosphere

Transpiration

through this process plants are able to release water vapor to the air

Evaporation

it is the process of changing liquid to gas

Condensation

is the process of changing gas to liquid

Brackish water

this water category has sainity between freshwater and seawater

Hydrosphere

it is known as the water part of earth

Accumulation

it is the process of water collecting in different bodies of water

the hydraulic cycle

this is the process that describes how water is exchanged or cycled through earths land ocean and, atmosphere