APES - Hydrologic Cycle

hydrologic cycle

movement of H2O (in different states) between sources & sinks

evaporation

liquid water becomes water vapor (gas) in atmosphere

condensation

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it

precipitation

any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls quickly from a cloud

surface runoff

precipitation that runs off the landscape

transpiration

process plants use to draw groundwater from roots up to their leaves

groundwater

water found underground in the cracks & spaces in soil & rock

aquifer

underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials

permeable

able to let water pass through