Hydrosphere Unit Vocabulary

4. The act of changing the direction of something like water flow.
6. Continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by a variety of forces.
7. The combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.
8. An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry.
9. Extended periods of below-average rainfall, causing water shortages.
11. Landform created where a river flows into an ocean, sea, or lake, and deposits sediment.
14. A river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake.
15. Reduction in the water content of ground water or aquifers.
18. Areas where water covers the soil or is near the surface for varying periods of time.
21. The part of the land near the sea or ocean.
22. Bodies of water surrounded by land and larger than ponds.
23. Shoreline along a body of water covered in sand, pebbles, or rocks.
24. Bodies of water partially enclosed by land but having access to the sea.

1. Structures built across a river to control the flow of water.
2. Water found beneath the earth's surface in soil pores/fractures of rocks
3. Natural flowing watercourses that usually lead into a larger body of water.
5. The regular rise and fall of the sea surface caused by gravitational forces of the Moon
8. Water that contains little to no salt, from sources like lakes/rivers groundwater.
10. Structures created to access groundwater for human use.
12. Large bodies of saltwater covering most of Earth's surface.
13. Water from the ocean or sea that contains a significant amount of salt.
16. Disturbances in a body of water caused by the wind.
17. Huge, slow-moving masses of ice. Makes up most the freshwater on earth.
19. caps: Large masses of ice that move slowly over land.
20. Underground layers of rock or sediment that hold water.