Vocab Review

6. Orbiting, moving around, another object
8. All the water on earth, including rivers, oceans, glaciers and groundwater. Covers approximately 70% of Earth's surface
9. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
11. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
13. water (liquids) can infiltrate and move throughout the substance
14. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it
15. the amount of pore space between sediments or within a rock
17. sphere shape of the Earth, a slightly squished ball, slightly wider at the equator and shorter at the poles
18. 15° per hour (earth completes one rotation, 360°, every 24 hours)
21. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves (how the Sun's energy is transferred through space to Earth)
22. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
23. downward movement of water into and through the soil
24. water (liquids) cannot pass through and will remain on the surface
25. all the gases surrounding the Earth or any celestial object and held in place by gravity
29. spinning on an axis
30. zone where all open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water
31. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant (sometimes known as evapotranspiration)
33. First device to prove earth's rotation

1. excess water that can't/doesn't infiltrate the soil
2. how sediments are organized by shape and size (ex: well sorted vs unsorted)
3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
4. layers of soil that contain both air and water and lay above the water table.
5. the deflection of an object's path (ex: wind and water) due to the rotation of Earth. Winds deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere.
6. approximately 1° per day (earth completes on revolution, 360° every 365 days)
7. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
10. boundary between zone of aeration and zone of saturation- moves up and down depending on groundwater conditions
12. Transfer of energy due to differences in density within the same fluid (liquids and gasses only).
16. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
19. The change of state from a liquid to a gas
20. the attraction between molecules that results in the upward movement of water in tiny spaces
26. how sediments are arranged within a given space (ex: tightly vs loosely packed)
27. transfer of energy through direct contact in any state of matter
28. the degree of compactness of a substance (mass per volume of an object)
32. The continuous process by which water moves at and near the Earth's surface