Hydrosphere

3. occurs when the droplet-laden clouds discharge themselves and water falls to Earth.
5. the term used to describe an area that drains into a large river(2 words)
6. a large piece of freshwater floating in open waters
8. Water that does not get absorbed and collects in rivers, streams, and oceans is called
9. Materials that are full of tiny, connected air spaces, that water can seep through.
11. a wetland dominated by grasses
12. a wetland dominated by peat moss
14. A body of water of considerable size contained on a body of land
15. 97% of water is found here
17. a wetland dominated by trees
20. 3% of water is found here
21. the process by which water vapor in the atmosphere changes to its liquid state.
22. A large channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope—made of many streams that come together
24. Materials such as clay and granite that water cannot seep through easily.
26. is the movement of water from Earth’s surface downward into porous rock or soil.

1. An area where the water table is at, near or above the land surface long enough during the year to support adapted plant growth
2. the term used to describe an area that drains into a smaller river or stream
4. the process by which liquid water changes to water vapor and enters the atmosphere as gas
7. Soil and rock layers above the water table contain some moisture too, but here the pores contain air.
10. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
13. the water found in cracks and pores in sand, gravel and rocks below the earth’s surface
16. A small channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope—made of small gullies
18. is a structure created in the ground by digging or drilling access groundwater(2 words)
19. A porous rock layer underground that is a reservoir for water
23. The area of permeable rock or soil that is totally filled with water
25. any large mass of ice that moves in land