| Term | Definition |
|---|
| precipitation | process of water returning to the earth as rain, sleet or snow |
| Condensation | water vapor is cooled and changes back to liquid |
| Transpiration | Water is evaporated into the air through the leaves of plants |
| Evaporation | Water is warmed and changed from liquid to gas (vapor) |
| Reservoirs | artificial lakes built by damming a stream or river |
| Domestic | drinking water-bathroom-kitchens-outdoor water |
| hard water | water that contains salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap |
| soft water | water that is not hard (does not contain salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap) |
| Permeable | sand or gravel (water passes through it easily) |
| Impermeable | clay (water does not pass through easily) |
| Solvent | a substance in which another substance dissolves |
| valley glaciers | long, narrow glaciers that move downhill between mountains |
| continental glaciers | thick sheets of ice (icebergs) |
| Shoals | rocks or sand just below surface of H2O (shallow water) |
| surface runoff | water that flows over land until it reaches lakes, rivers, or other areas |
| groundwater | Water that exists under earth's surface in tiny spaces or crevices in geological formations; if contaminated, threatens source of clean drinking water |
| surface water | water you can see on the surface of the earth (rivers, ponds, lakes) |
| aquifer | underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc |
| water table | underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water |
| zone of aeration | The upper zone which usually isn't completely filled with water, but with rocks and soil too. ( Is about Ground water) |
| zone of saturation | The lower zone where water accumilates between small rock particles. |
| limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals |
| sinkhole | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof |
| karst system | area of limestone that has been eroded to produce sinkholes and caves |
| blue springs | One of the ten springs that flows from the Floridian Aquifer to the Flint River |
| flood irrigation | water is poured through canals and waterways so that it flows through fields |
| drip irrigation | a proccess by which pipes placed near plant roots drip only as much water as the plants need. |
| center pivot system | A system that moves a drip irrigation system back and fourth to water plants. |
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