Unit 7 Water Cycle

2. the change in state from a gas to a liquid
4. table the level below which the ground is saturated with water
6. effect causes currents to move in circular patterns - clockwise in the northern and counterclockwise in the southern
11. the process in which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas.
13. small streams of water joining together to form rivers
14. nina when surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean are colder than normal
15. nino when surface water in the western Pacific Ocean is warmer than normal. Causes shifts in the weather patterns
17. a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

1. the process by which water is lost by a plant's leaves
3. The movement of water into the ground from the surface
5. the change in state from solid to gas
7. allowing liquids or gasses to pass through
8. a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
9. water that fills spaces in underground soil and rock layers
10. the quality or degree of being saline.
12. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
16. cycle, moves water between the atmosphere and Earth's surface by using energy from the sun and the