Group 3 Hydrology Vocabulary

2. continuous flow/movement
3. Water going from a solid state to a liquid state.
8. the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, buildings etc.
11. The exhalation of water vapor through the stomata (evaporation from plant leaves)
13. When water goes from a gas to a solid
14. Water passing through the surface and into the ground
15. the action of absorbing and continuing to hold a substance (water)
16. When water changes from a liquid to a gas
17. Water going from a liquid state to a solid state.
18. The science of water

1. the process of changing from solid to gas without passing through the intermediate liquid stage
4. Falling of condensed water (rain, snow, hail, sleet)
5. Water found in the lithosphere down to a depth of 1km
6. The downward movement of water through unsaturated zone
7. When water is transferred from land to atmosphere by evaporation from the ground and transpiration from plants
9. When water goes from a gas to a liquid
10. Horizontal movement of solutes that are carried along with moving groundwater
12. Large natural or artificial lake used as a water supply
14. When precipitation is prevented from reaching the ground by biological or artificial structures